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63 Ill. 219

Knott v. Pepperdine

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided January 15, 1872

Illinois Supreme Court · decided 1872-01-15

Horatio M. Y ande veer, Judge, presiding. This was an action of assumpsit, brought the 6th of April, 1871, by Pepperdine against Knott, on a promissory note for $398, executed by the latter and payable to the former. Upon a trial by the court, a jury being waived, judgment was rendered in favor of the plaintiff. The defendant appeals.

Decided 1872-01-15

Per Curiam :

¶1It is insisted that the summons in this case is void, because it does not run “In the name of the People of the State of Illinois,” as required by section thirty-three of article six of the constitution. The writ runs, “The People of the State of Illinois to the sheriff of Kankakee county.”

¶2There is no foundation for the objection. The writ does run in conformity with the constitutional requirement. There is no substantial difference between the new and old constitutions in this respect.

¶3Besides, there were here an appearance, plea of the general issue and trial, after which no objection can be taken to the summons.

¶4The judgment must be affirmed.

¶5Judgment affirmed.*

¶6Christopher W. Knott v. Robert Pepperdine

¶7Appeal from the Circuit Court of Montgomery county.

¶8Per Curiam : This case is like the preceding one of Knott v. Pepperdine, and is decided in the same way.

¶9Judgment affirmed.

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