Wehner v. Wehner
Appellate Court of Illinois
Certiorari .Proceedings.—Error to the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Abner Smith, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Windes
• Plaintiff in error was sued by defendants in error May 19, 1897, before a justice of the peace, where judgment was obtained June 1, 1897, for $121.95. He claims that the first knowledge that he had that he had been sued, or that a judgment had been rendered against him, was when an execution was presented to him by a constable after the time for an appeal had elapsed. He filed his petition for a certiorari in the Circuit Court, setting out the judgment before the justice, and alleging that the time for appeal had passed before he had any knowledge of the suit or judgment; that there was no…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Chicago Sectional Electric Underground Co. v. Congdon Brake Shoe Manufacturing Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1884
- Gallimore v. DazeyIllinois Supreme Court · 1850
- Fitzgerald v. KimballIllinois Supreme Court · 1877
3Cited by1 opinion
- McAnaney v. QuigleyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1903