Brown v. Gerson
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Municipal Court of Chicago; the Hon. James C. Martin, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the March term, 1912. Certiorari denied by Supreme Court (making opinion final.)
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Gridley
Three points are argued and relied upon by counsel for appellants for a reversal of the judgment, namely: (1) The Municipal Court had no jurisdiction of the cause of action set forth in plaintiff’s amended statement of claim, filed June 5, 1911; (2) even though the court had jurisdiction, it erred in rendering judgment against a less number than all of the joint judgment debtors, who were made parties defendant, and (3) the verdict and judgment are not supported by the evidence.
We do not think there is any merit in the second point. Section 14 of the Practice Act (J. & A. 8551) provides: “If…
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