Bell v. Staren & Co.

George Rose Smith, Justice.

Under an Illinois statute a person who incurs an indebtedness may, in advance, authorize the creditor, upon default, to appoint an attorney to confess judgment on behalf of the debtor in any Illinois court having jurisdiction under the statute. Ill. Ann. Stats., S.H.A., ch. 110, § 50 (3) (1968); see also Motsinger v. Walker, 205 Ark. 236, 168 S.W. 2d 385 (1943). The appellee, Staren & Company, a Chicago broker dealing in commodity futures, obtained such a judgment by confession, in Cook County, Illinois, against the appellant, Dr. Bell, a resident of Batesville,…