Carter v. Nehi Beverage Co.

In the trial court this proceeding was in garnishment by plaintiff, pursuant to Ill. Rev. Stat., ch. 73, par. 1000, § 388 [Jones Ill. Stats. Ann. 66.1063], on a judgment for $3,000 and costs, rendered by default in the superior court of Cook county February 21, 1944, in a suit, to recover damages for personal injuries, sustained by plaintiff June 12, 1939. The action was brought against Nehi Beverage Company of Elgin, a manufacturer, bottler and distributor of carbonated beverages, with offices at 15 North Union street, Elgin, Illinois. The complaint of Yirgie Carter charged that Minnie…