Southworth v. People ex rel. Armstrong
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Branch Appellate Court for the First District; — heard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Farlin Q. Ball, Judge, presiding. This is an appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Court affirming an order of the superior court of Cook county, wherein appellant was adjudged guilty of contempt and a fine of $250 was imposed.
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Appeal from the Branch Appellate Court for the First District; — heard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Farlin Q. Ball, Judge, presiding. This is an appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Court affirming an order of the superior court of Cook county, wherein appellant was adjudged guilty of contempt and a fine of $250 was imposed. It appears that the relator, William Armstrong, filed his bill of complaint, alleging, among other things, that appellant received and collected $15,000 or $20,000 for services rendered by the two, jointly, as solicitors in…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Craig
It is claimed in the argument, first, that the judgment is erroneous because the fine unpaid is made payable to the State of Illinois when it should have been made payable to the People of the State of Illinois. It may be conceded that there is a technical defect in the form of the judgment as entered by the superior court, but the defect is no ground for a reversal of the judgment. Section 2 of chapter 7 of the Revised Statutes, entitled “Amendments,” provides: “After judgment rendered in any cause, any defects or imperfections in matter of form, contained in the record, pleadings, * ” * or…
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