Legal Opinion
Meath v. Widdicomb Mantel Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided May 11, 1893Published
Memorandum.—Assumpsit. In the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. Jonas Hutchinson, Judge, presiding. Declaration on the common counts; plea of the general issue and affidavit of merits; trial by jury; verdict and judgment for plaintiff; appeal by defendant. Heard in this court at the March term, A. D. 1893, and affirmed.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court,
Gary, P. J.
This court has heretofore decided that a technical answer is good to a technical objection. Zielinski v. Bemus, No. 4572 this court, opinion filed January 7, 1893.
There is no pretense of any meritorious defense by the appellant to the demand upon which judgment was recovered against him below. What he complains of, is thus stated in his abstract:
“ When the cause was called for trial, and before a jury had been impaneled therein, counsel for defendant moved the court to strike the cause from the short cause calendar, for the reason that it was not at issue when…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Monroe v. SnowAppellate Court of Illinois · 1889
- Spangenberg v. CharlesAppellate Court of Illinois · 1892