Legal Opinion
Scott v. Schnadt
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided January 7, 1897PublishedCited by 1 opinion
Assumpsit, on special contract. Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. John Barton Payne, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Gary
It has been said that the best time to contest an election is before the polls close; so it may be said that the best time to correct a record is when it is made.
It was the old practice that the proceedings of a court were not kept in a book, but shown bjr “rolls,” as they were called in England—“records” in New York. Tidd’s Pr., 728; Graham’s Pr., 341.
And the preparation of the roll was the duty of the attorney of the successful party. Tidd, 730; Douglass v. Vallop, 2 Burr. 722-3; 4 Ch. Gen. Pr., 107.
By that method the proceedings followed in consecutive order on the particular roll…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Tynan v. WeinhardIllinois Supreme Court · 1894
- United States Life Insurance v. ShattuckIllinois Supreme Court · 1895
- Wormley v. WormleyIllinois Supreme Court · 1880
- Lake Shore & M. S. Ry. Co. v. OuskaAppellate Court of Illinois · 1894
3Cited by1 opinion
- Dearborn Foundry Co. v. RiellyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1898