Legal Opinion

Wasson v. Cone

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided September 15, 1877PublishedCited by 15 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court of Peoria County; the-Hon. Joseph W. Cochean, Judge, presiding. This was a suit commenced by Cone against Wasson, before a justice of the peace, by attachment, the writ being-levied upon property of the defendant. An appeal was taken by the defendant to the circuit court, and finally to-this court.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Walker

In this case defendant appeared by attorney and went to trial before the justice of the peace. He found for plaintiff" and rendered a personal judgment against defendant, but rendered no judgment against the property levied on under the writ of attachment. From this judgment defendant appealed to the circuit court of Peoria county, and on a trial by the court, by consent, without a jury, the judge trying the case found for plaintiff $25, the amount of the judgment rendered by the justice, and rendered judgment for the same, and awarded execution generally, without any order for the sale of…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. City of Alton v. KirschIllinois Supreme Court · 1873

3Cited by15 opinions

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  2. Hogue v. CorbitIllinois Supreme Court · 1895
  3. Mertens v. Northern State BankOregon Supreme Court · 1913
  4. Boone v. A'HernAppellate Court of Illinois · 1901
  5. Loyhed v. HansonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1881

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