Barber v. General Automotive Corp.

Mr. Presiding Justice Thomson

delivered the opinion of the court.

By this appeal the plaintiff seeks to reverse a judgment of the municipal court of Chicago, finding the issues for the defendant aad that the plaintiff take nothing by his suit and for costs to be paid by the plaintiff to the defendant. "When the case was originally reached for trial the defendant did not appear and the plaintiff presented his evidence before a jury and the jury found the issues in his favor, and fixed his damages at the sum of $6,881.80, and judgment in his favor was entered for that amount. Within 30 days the…