Smith v. Rountree
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ of Error to the Appellate Court for the Second District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Lake county; the Hon. C. H. Donnelly, Judge, presiding. This is an action of assumpsit brought by defendant in error against plaintiff in error.
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Writ of Error to the Appellate Court for the Second District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Lake county; the Hon. C. H. Donnelly, Judge, presiding. This is an action of assumpsit brought by defendant in error against plaintiff in error. The declaration consists of two special counts, each on a note for $100.00 executed by the plaintiff in error to the order of defendant in error, one dated March 1, 1890, and the other July 1, 1890, the former payable in one year from date and the latter on demand. The declaration also contains the common counts for money had and…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Magruder
First—A motion has been made herein to dismiss the writ of error upon the ground that the sum involved is less than $1000.00. No certificate of importance was granted by the judges of the Appellate Court. The judgment of the trial court was for $866.29. The motion to dismiss was reserved to the hearing, and will now be disposed of.
Although the judgment is for less than $1000.00, yet the amount involved is more than $1000.00. The claim of the defendant in error was founded, not only upon the items made up of the amounts due upon the notes and the amounts paid out for taxes and special…
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