Wallace Grain & Supply Co. v. Cary

In 1932, plaintiff, the Wallace Grain & Supply Company, began an action of assumpsit in the circuit court of La Salle county against C. C. Cary. January 24, 1934, plaintiff, in a trial by jury, obtained a verdict for $817.33. No further action was taken by the court or either party until February 9, 1939, when plaintiff moved for judgment on the verdict. The motion was allowed and judgment rendered for the amount of the verdict. Immediately thereafter, defendant moved to vacate the judgment, assigning as grounds that by reason of the lapse of time between the date of the verdict and the…