Knopf v. Corcoran
Appellate Court of Illinois
Mandamus to compel issuance of salary voucher. Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. Arthur H. Chetlain, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the October term, 1903.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Freeman
delivered the opinion of the court.
There appears to be no doubt that appellant’s amended answer was filed April 22, 1902, in due time, and was in the hands of the clerk of the Superior Court when the default of the respondent was entered for alleged “ failure to plead, answer or demur according to the order entered April 5, 1902,” and when the final judgment was entered May 31, following. lío notice of the application for default or final judgment was served upon appellant or his attorneys, and according to the affidavits filed, the latter had no knowledge of the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- McGann v. People ex rel. CoffeenIllinois Supreme Court · 1902
- People ex rel. Hurd v. JohnsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1881
- Mason v. AbbottIllinois Supreme Court · 1876
- Swift v. KleinIllinois Supreme Court · 1896
- Brewer v. GriesheimerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1902
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