Larson v. E. Kahn & Co.

On January 29, 1924, Carl Larson instituted suit in the municipal court of Chicago against E. Kahn & Co. claiming $625 for potatoes sold and delivered. Summons was served on “E. Kahn & Co. corporation,” by the delivery of a copy, with a præcipe and a verified statement of claim, to an agent of the company. The general appearance of “E. Kahn & Co. a corp., herein sued as E. Kahn & Co.,” was entered, and on its motion the time to file an affidavit of merits was extended. No such affidavit was filed within the time granted, and the court on February 19, 1924, entered the default and rendered…