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3 Ill. 375

Lansing v. Birge

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided December 15, 1840

Illinois Supreme Court · decided 1840-12-15

This was an action of debt brought by Birge against Lansing, upon a promissory note under seal, in the Bond Circuit Court. The cause was tried at the March term, 1839, before the Hon. Sidney Breese, and a jury. The defendant craved oyer of the note, and demurred to the declaration. The demurrer was overruled, and leave granted to the defendant to plead. The defendant then filed two pleas, upon the first of which the plaintiff took issue, and demurred to the second.

Decided 1840-12-15

Smith, Justice,

¶1delivered the opinion of the Court:

¶2The only point presented for decision in this case, the defendant’s plea being certainly bad, involves the simple question, whether, on the decision of a demurrer, by the Circuit Court on a plea, determining the plea bad, the defendant had a right to file an amended plea, of course.

¶3We have no doubt that it is a matter in which the Circuit Court was vested with a discretion ; and having exercised that discretion, and refused the application to amend, the decision must be considered conclusive.

¶4The judgment is affirmed with costs.

¶5Judgment affirmed.

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