Harrison v. Willett

This was assumpsit, in the Superior Court of Cook county, upon a promissory note, the declaration being accompanied by the usual affidavit in such cases.

The defendant pleaded the general issue, and a special plea setting out his whole defense, which was accompanied by an affidavit that he has a good and valid defense to the whole of said suit, upon the merits, as he verily believes.

The court adjudged the affidavit insufficient, and ordered the pleas to be stricken from the files, entered a default for want of a plea, heard evidence on the question of damages and rendered final judgment…