Legal Opinion
May v. Chas. O. Larson Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided February 23, 1940No. Gen. No. 40,652PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice John J. Sullivan
delivered the opinion of the court.
On July 5, 1938, plaintiff, George S. May, doing business as George S. May Company, caused a judgment by confession for $2,629.04 to be entered against defendant, Chas. 0. Larson Co., on 10 promissory notes theretofore executed by said defendant. On August 4, 1938, defendant filed a motion to vacate the judgment by confession, supported by its sworn, petition, in which, after asserting its due diligence in presenting said motion and that it had a meritorious defense it prayed for leave to file a counterclaim. Plaintiff…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Gage v. LewisIllinois Supreme Court · 1873
- Kenney v. GreerIllinois Supreme Court · 1851
- Brodsky v. FrankIllinois Supreme Court · 1930
- Farwell v. HustonIllinois Supreme Court · 1894
- Iles v. HeidenreichIllinois Supreme Court · 1916
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Tonchen v. All-Steel Equipment, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1973
- Metropolitan Sanitary District v. Anthony Pontarelli & Sons, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1972
- GAVENDA BROTHERS, INC v. Elkins Limestone CompanyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1960
- Pankau v. First State Bank of Harvard (In Re Pankau)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1986
- Hubert v. MayCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1961
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