Hitt v. Allen
Illinois Supreme Court
This cause was heard before Henderson, Judge, and a jury, at the December term, 1850, of the Winnebago Circuit Court, on a change of venue from the county of Ogle, and resulted in a verdict and judgment for the appellee. Hitt, one of the defendants below, brought the cause to this court by appeal. The pleadings and facts of the case are sufficiently stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtTrumbull, J.
This was an action of debt, commenced in 1847, in the Ogle Circuit Court, by Allen against Hitt and Swingley, to recover for services rendered by him as a schoolteacher, in the years 1838, 1839.
The declaration contained the common counts for work and labor, materials furnished, money lent, &c.
Both defendants were served with process. Hitt alone pleaded to the action, and judgment, by default, was entered against Swingley.
Subsequently, in pursuance of an agreement between Allen and Hitt, the venue was changed to the county of Winnebago, where a trial was had and judgment rendered against both…
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