McMurray v. Thede

Judgment was obtained by appellee before a justice of the peace against one Henry Thede and appellant, from which judgment the latter perfected an appeal to the County Court of Cook County, and during the November term filed his appeal bond, as required by statute. Subsequently, during the December term, appellee filed her written appearance in said cause, more than ten days before the first day of the next or January term. The other party, against whom, jointly with appellant, judgment had been rendered by the justice, did not join in the appeal, and it does not appear that he was summoned.…