Baldwin v. Economy Furniture Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Transcript, from a justice of the peace. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Richard S. Tuthill, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Shepard
delivered the opinion of the Court.
The appellant was sued by the appellee before a justice of the peace, and from a judgment there recovered against him appealed to the Circuit Court by filing his appeal bond and a transcript of the justice’s judgment in the office of the clerk of that court, but no summons to the appellee was ever issued, and no appearance by the appellee, except as hereinafter mentioned, was entered.
Afterward, on November 5, 1896, the case was called for trial, and the appellant being unprepared, a jury having heard evidence offered by appellee,…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Abbott v. SempleIllinois Supreme Court · 1860
- Bessey v. RuhlandAppellate Court of Illinois · 1889
3Cited by3 opinions
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- Antrim v. Guyer & Calkins Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1945
- J. S. Paterson Construction Co. v. First State BankAppellate Court of Illinois · 1907