Legal Opinion
Werner v. W. H. Shons Co.
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided October 25, 1930No. 20170. Reversed and remandedPublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Dunn
The circuit court of Pope county entered a judgment in favor of Oscar C. Werner for $15,000 against the W. H. Shons Company by default at the January term, 1929. The Appellate Court for the Fourth District affirmed it, and on petition of the defendant a writ of certiorari was awarded to bring the record before us for review.
The only question is the validity of the service under section 13 of the Practice act, which is as follows: “Any non-resident person or any co-partnership, the members of which are all non-residents, but having a place or places of business in any county of this State in…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Galpin v. PageSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
- Settlemier v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
- Bickerdike v. AllenIllinois Supreme Court · 1895
- Clark v. ThompsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1868
- Hobby v. BunchSupreme Court of Georgia · 1889
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3Cited by16 opinions
- State Bank of Lake Zurich v. ThillIllinois Supreme Court · 1986
- Podgorny v. Great Central Insurance Co.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1974
- McCormick v. BlaineIllinois Supreme Court · 1931
- Dec v. ManningAppellate Court of Illinois · 1993
- WELLS FOR USE OF RAINWATER v. BraxtonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1967
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