Boynton v. Ball
Supreme Court of the United States
error to the supreme court of THE STATE. OF ILLINOIS. In the year 1865 Ball, the defendant in error, and one Griffin, since deceased, recovered a judgment against Boynton, the plaintiff in error, for $6223.99. In April, 1875, Ball commenced an action of debt in a state court of Illinois against Ball, to recover the amount of that judgment and interest On the 19th of March, 1878, a rule was made that the defendant should plead, and on the 4th of the following April he pleaded…
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error to the supreme court of THE STATE. OF ILLINOIS. In the year 1865 Ball, the defendant in error, and one Griffin, since deceased, recovered a judgment against Boynton, the plaintiff in error, for $6223.99. In April, 1875, Ball commenced an action of debt in a state court of Illinois against Ball, to recover the amount of that judgment and interest On the 19th of March, 1878, a rule was made that the defendant should plead, and on the 4th of the following April he pleaded as follows: “ And the defendant, by James I. Neff, his attorney, comes and defends the wrong and injury when, &c., and…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Miller
This is a Avrit of error to the Supreme Court of the state of Illinois. The question of Federal laAv, Avhich gives jurisdiction 'to this court to review the judgment of the state eohrt, arises out of the refusal of that court to give effect to a certificate of discharge in bankruptcy to Boynton, the plaintiff in error.
Ball, the defendant- in error, brought suit against Boynton in the Circuit Court of the state of Illinois for Stephenson County, on April 16, 1877. To this Boynton filed his answer April 4, 1878, and judgment was rendered against him on December 9, 1879, for $6223.99 debt, and…
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