Reitz v. People
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ of Error to the Circuit Court of Washington county; the Hon. William H. Snyder, Judge, presiding. This was a suit commenced by attachment, and brought by the people of the State of Illinois, for the use of Mary L. Stark, against John Reitz and Carl A. Harbke.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Breese
This was a proceeding in the Washington circuit court, by foreign attachment, resulting in a judgment by default in favor of the plaintiffs.
On this appeal by the defendants, the point is made that the affidavit is not in compliance with the statute, in this: that it does not state the place of residence of the defendants, if known, and if not known, that, upon diligent inquiry, affiant has not been able to ascertain the same. This is the provision of section 2 of the Attachment Act, ch. 11, R. S. 1874, and it has not been observed by the plaintiffs.
As the judgment was by default, the…
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