International Bank v. Jenkins
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ op Error to the Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on writ of error to the Circuit Court of Coot county; the Hon. E. S. Williams, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Walker
This record presents the question whether the suing out of a writ of error is the commencement of a suit, and if so, whether it is within the limitation of the bar of the 5057th section of the Revised Statutes of the United States. Other questions are also presented, but this is the main question.
It has been repeatedly held by this court that the suing out of a writ of error is the commencement of a suit. (Ripley v. Morris, 2 Gilm. 381; Hickman v. Haines, 5 id. 20; Smith v. Robinson, 11 Ill. 119; Roberts v. Fahs et al. 32 id. 474; Burnap v. Wight, 14 id. 303.) And the doctrine that it is a…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Schrœder v. Merchants & Mechanics' InsuranceIllinois Supreme Court · 1882
- International Bank v. JenkinsIllinois Supreme Court · 1882
- Smith ex rel. Warburton & Rosseter v. RobinsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1849
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