Legal Opinion

Chapman v. Kane

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided October 24, 1901PublishedCited by 1 opinion

Bill for Belief. — Error to the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Edward P. Dunne, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1900.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Adams

No brief or argument has been filed for defendant in error. Counsel for plaintiffs in error contend that the decree should be reversed for two reasons: First, assuming the allegations of the bill to be true, defendant in error had a legal remedy by writ of certiorari; secondly, there is no basis for the decree in the record, either in evidence properly preserved, or in findings of fact by the court.

If an unjust judgment has been rendered against a party, and he himself has not been negligent, and has been prevented by the other party to the suit from appealing within the statutory time, he…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. First National Bank v. BakerIllinois Supreme Court · 1896
  2. Baird v. PowersIllinois Supreme Court · 1889
  3. Gibson v. AckermannAppellate Court of Illinois · 1897
  4. Booth v. KoehlerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1894
  5. Graff v. SmolenskyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1890

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Lasher v. AnnunziataAppellate Court of Illinois · 1905

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