Legal Opinion

Jenkins v. Hand

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided March 22, 1906Published

Action commenced before justice of the peace. Error to the County Court of Wayne County; the Hon, John R. Holt, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the August term, 1905.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Higbee

This was a suit commenced by plaintiff in error against defendants in error before a justice of the peace in Wayne county.

A trial was had before a jury and an appeal taken to the County Court. In the County Court a motion was made by defendants in error to dismiss the appeal, for the -reason that the transcript of the justice of the peace showed there was no judgment to appeal from. The County Court sustained the motion, dismissed the appeal and gave judgment against pláintiff in error for costs of suit.

The record in this case fails to show that any exceptions were taken to the ruling of the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Martin v. FoulkeIllinois Supreme Court · 1885
  2. Bailey v. SmithIllinois Supreme Court · 1897
  3. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co. v. Town of CalumetIllinois Supreme Court · 1894
  4. Johnson v. GillettIllinois Supreme Court · 1869
  5. Hartenfeld v. A. S. Klein Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1902

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