Hall v. Reber
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ of Error to the Circuit Court of Christian county; the Hon. Edward Y. Bice, Judge, presiding. This was originally a suit before a justice, and being taken by appeal to the Circuit Court, at the October term, 1863, was, on motion of defendant, dismissed. The defendant sued out a writ of error. The facts, so far as they relate to the point decided, appear in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Lawrence
It is a misconception of the case of Harrison v. Chipp, 25 Ill. 579, to suppose that the court designed to decide anything further than that a justice of the peace cannot take a case under advisement indefinitely. He can unquestionably, like any other court, after the evidence and arguments of counsel are closed, adjourn the case for some fixed and reasonable time, to enable him to reflect upon the evidence or examine the law. It is merely necessary that the adjournment should be for a definite time, and should be announced in open court, that the parties may be present at the decision, in…
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