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2 Ill. 256

Foster v. Filley

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided June 15, 1836

Illinois Supreme Court · decided 1836-06-15

<p>Error to Madison.</p> <p>Where, after pleading, a defendant stipulated that judgment might go as by default, on his failure to file a paper on a given day; and on such failure, judgment by default was entered notwithstanding the plea: Held, that there was no error.</p>

Decided 1836-06-15

Lockwood, Justice,

¶1delivered the opinion of the Court:

¶2Filley commenced an action of assumpsit upon a promissory note in the Madison Circuit Court. The defendant below pleaded non assumpsit. Subsequently the defendant agreed that in the event a certain paper was not filed on a particular day, that judgment might be entered as by default. The paper was not filed, and judgment was entered the day after, by default. The error relied on, is, that there was a plea on file not disposed of when the judgment was rendered. The Court is of opinion that the plea was waived by the written agreement on file in the Circuit Court, and that the judgment was correctly given by default.

¶3Judgment is therefore affirmed with costs.

¶4Judgment affirmed.

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