McDonald v. People
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action of debt. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook Comity; the Hon. Julian W. Mack, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brown
The first objection made by appellant to the judgment in this case is based on the position that1 the cause was improperly tried on the 11 Short Cause Calendar”: (a) because no such affidavit as the statute requires to warrant its being placed there was ever filed, and (b) because when there placed the cause was not at issue, and so placing it violated rule 23 of the Circuit Court. To this appellee answered, first, that it does not appear by the record that the cause was heard on the short cause calendar, and that even if it did there is no error, but merely an exercise of discretion in the…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Cassady v. Trustees of SchoolsIllinois Supreme Court · 1882
- Gilchrist Transportation Co. v. Northern Grain Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1903
- Stern v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1882
- Blake v. BlakeIllinois Supreme Court · 1873
- McIntyre v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1882
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