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181 Ill. App. 403

Rubin v. Raynor

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided June 24, 1913

Appellate Court of Illinois · decided 1913-06-24

<p>1. Nonsuit—when defendant entitled to. Under section 32 of the Practice Act, when, no declaration is filed ten days before the second term of court, defendant is entitled to judgment as in the case of non-suit.</p> <p>2. Judgments—default. Under section 32 of the Practice Act no default can properly be taken against a defendant when no declaration is filed before the second term of court, since the court has no right to enter any order other than one of nonsuit against plaintiff.</p>

Cited by 2 later decisions — most recently January 1928

2 state decisions

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Reversed and remanded · Decided 1913-06-24

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Mr. Presiding Justice Clark

¶1delivered the opinion of the court.

¶2Suit was brought by the defendants in error against the plaintiff in error and one Tice, as codefendant, summons being returnable to the February term of court, the first day of the term being Monday, February 2, 1903. Service was had on Eaynor on January 30th, but no declaration was filed until March 24, 1903, the first day of the March term being March 3, 1903. The original declaration seems to have been lost. A copy was filed April 10,1907, and judgment rendered thereon against Eaynor and the codefendant Tice, jointly, on or about that date. No declaration having been filed ten days before the second term of court, namely the March term, 1903, the plaintiff in error was, under the provisions of section 18 (now 32), chapter 110, B. S., entitled to judgment as in the case of nonsuit. Tice pleaded to the declaration, but no default was taken as against Eaynor, and properly could not have been, the court having no right to enter any order other than one of nonsuit if that had been asked.

¶3The judgment will be reversed and the cause remanded.

¶4Reversed and remanded.

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