Reed v. Curry
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Superior Court of Chicago. This was an action of assumpsit commenced in the Superior Court of Chicago, to the October Term thereof, 1863, by Peter Curry against John S. Reed, for damages, laid at six hundred dollars. The declaration contains a special count upon a note dated October 10, 1860, for $289.51, payable on demand after date, at the office of Reed in Chicago, with interest, value received. It also contains the common counts, and is in the usual form.
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Appeal from the Superior Court of Chicago. This was an action of assumpsit commenced in the Superior Court of Chicago, to the October Term thereof, 1863, by Peter Curry against John S. Reed, for damages, laid at six hundred dollars. The declaration contains a special count upon a note dated October 10, 1860, for $289.51, payable on demand after date, at the office of Reed in Chicago, with interest, value received. It also contains the common counts, and is in the usual form. The default of Reed was entered October 7th, 1863, and reference made to the court to assess the damages. Damages…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Bbeese
This was an action of assumpsit, brought in the Superior Court of the city of Chicago, by Curry against Reed, on a promissory note executed by Reed to Curry, for the payment of money.
It appears that a summons was issued against Reed, in the usual form, and served by the sheriff on the 25th of September, 1863. On the seventh of October following, there being.no appearance and no plea, a regular default was entered against the defendant, on the production to the court of the summons served upon him. On the eighth, final judgment was entered. On the ninth, the defendant, by his attorney, entered…
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