Legal Opinion

Boyles v. Chytraus

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided November 19, 1896PublishedCited by 2 opinions

Judgment by Confession.—Error to the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. John Gibbons, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1896.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Gary

This is a writ of error prosecuted' to reverse a judgment by confession, to open or vacate which judgment, no motion was made in the Circuit Court.

Some amicable consideration has been given by the parties and judge of the court below, to the question whether the plaintiffs in error could have a bill of exceptions to bring up the original documents upon which the judgment was entered.

The judgment being entered in term time, those documerits are no part of the record. Frank v. Thomas, 35 Ill. App. 547.

They can, therefore, only be shown to this court by a bill of exceptions; but without…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Werkmeister v. BeaumontAppellate Court of Illinois · 1892
  2. Frank v. ThomasAppellate Court of Illinois · 1890

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Gundlach v. ParkSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1918
  2. Best v. HayesAppellate Court of Illinois · 1929

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