Pease v. Appleton
Appellate Court of Illinois
Assumpsit, on the common counts. Error to the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. John P. Altgeld, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Adams
delivered the opinion of the Court.
Defendants in error sued plaintiff in error and five others in assumpsit, and declared against them jointly. Plaintiff in error and three of the other defendants were served. Plaintiff in error suffered judgment by default for want of a plea, and each of the three other defendants pleaded the general issue and also a special plea verified by affidavit, denying joint liability.
The jury found the issues for the three defendants who pleaded, and assessed as damages against plaintiff in error the sum of $2,477.16, and judgment was…
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