¶1The middle initial is not regarded as necessarily a part of the name of the plaintiff in error; it will be intended that Andrew J. Bletch and Andrew Bletch are the same person, unless it be made to appear to the contrary.
¶2Motion denied.
40 Ill. 116
Bletch v. Johnson
Decided April 15, 1864
Illinois Supreme Court · decided 1864-04-15
<p>The middle initial is not regarded as necessarily a part of the name of a party to a suit. So where a party to a writ of error was described in the record below as Andrew Bletch, and in the writ of- error as Andrew J. Bletch, it will be intended they were the same person, the contrary not being shown.</p>
Cited by 1 later decisions — most recently May 1876
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Decided 1864-04-15
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