Goodrich v. Huntington
Illinois Supreme Court
This was an action of covenant, brought in the Cook Circuit Court, at the April term, 1841. An alias summons was issued, returnable at the October term of that year, which was served upon two of the defendants, who appeared. The declaration contained eight counts, to each of which demurrers were filed.
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This was an action of covenant, brought in the Cook Circuit Court, at the April term, 1841. An alias summons was issued, returnable at the October term of that year, which was served upon two of the defendants, who appeared. The declaration contained eight counts, to each of which demurrers were filed. The cause remained without further proceedings, and was continued from term to term, until November term, 1845; on the seventh day of which term, the following order was entered : “ Ordered by the Court, that this cause be dismissed, each party paying his own costs.55 Afterwards, on the 22d day…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Treat, C. J.;
This was an action of covenant, brought by Huntington against Goodrich and others. Goodrich and Fullerton, only, were served with process. They pleaded several pleas. The record then shows this entry: “ Ordered by the Court, that this cause he dismissed, each party paying his own costs.55 Some two weeks afterwards, hut during the same term, an entry was made on the record, which, after reciting that, u this day comes the said plaintiff, in his own proper person, and the defendants, Alexander N. Fullerton and Grant Goodrich, who, alone, have been served with process, by…
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