Morrison Hotel & Restaurant Co. v. Kirsner
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on writ of error to the Municipal Court of Chicago; the Hon. John S. Hume, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cartwright
On January 21, 1908, an attorney entered the appearance of the three appellants in the municipal court of the city of Chicago by virtue of a power of attorney signed by one of them for all, purporting to authorize a confession of judgment for the amount that might be due on a lease executed by appellee to appellants. The attorney confessed a judgment against appellants for $686.66, the amount alleged to be due on the lease in the declaration of appellee. The power of attorney was not sufficient to authorize the attorney to enter the appearance of all the defendants, and four days afterward…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Borchsenius v. CanutsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1881
- Williams v. GottschalkIllinois Supreme Court · 1907
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