Rosenberg v. Pritzker
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action commenced before justice of the peace. Error to the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Ben M. Smith, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Holdom
delivered the opinion of .the court.
Defendant by the writ of error sued out in this cause seeks a reversal of a judgment of the Superior Court entered February 24, 1908,'dismissing his appeal from a judgment of a justice of the peace for Cook county for want of prosecution with procedendo and awarding statutory damages in the sum of $12.88 for delay, together with costs.
The facts in brief are: Plaintiffs recovered a judgment February 15, 1898, against defendant for $128.80 and costs before a justice of the peace for Cook county. He perfected an appeal from that…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Beardsley v. HillIllinois Supreme Court · 1871
- Fink v. DisbrowIllinois Supreme Court · 1873
- Maple v. HavenhillAppellate Court of Illinois · 1890
- McNichols v. HuntAppellate Court of Illinois · 1891