Huntley Dairy Co. v. Short

Appellate Court of Illinois

Huntley Dairy Co. v. Short

178 Ill. App. 372, 1913 Ill. App. LEXIS 1047

CourtAppellate Court of Illinois

DecidedMarch 25, 1913

DocketGen. No. 18,169

StatusPublished

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Huntley Dairy Co. v. Short, 178 Ill. App. 372, 1913 Ill. App. LEXIS 1047 (Ill. Ct. App. 1913).

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Mr. Presidhstg Justice Clark

delivered the opinion of the court.

Suit was brought by the defendant in error as plaintiff against the plaintiffs in error, Joseph Short and Mollie Short, as defendants, for an alleged balance due for milk. Prom the amended statement of claim it would appear that the plaintiff relied upon an account stated. There was proof on the part of the plaintiff tending to show that statements had been rendered; that no objection had been made to the same, and that the defendants had promised to pay. The case was tried before the court and a jury. No testimony was offered by the defendants. Thereupon the court directed a verdict for tlie plaintiff. An affidavit of defense was filed, sworn to by Joseph Short for both defendants. It was to the effect that plaintiff did not sell and deliver to the defendants at defendants’ re quest the milk and cream as set out in an exhibit attached to the original statement of claim, and that the plaintiff never at any time “stated an account with defendants for $85.80 or any other sum, and defendants never at any time promised to pay plaintiff $85.80 or any other sum.”

The reasons urged as grounds for a reversal of'the case seem to be based upon the proposition that a default was entered against the defendants, and that the affidavit of defense not having been stricken from the files, the defendants were denied the “constitutional guaranty of due process of law.” We do not so understand the situation. No default was entered. The record shows a trial before a jury, the testimony of one witness for the.plaintiff, and no conflicting testimony. We think the plaintiff made out a prima facie case, and no testimony having been introduced by the defendants the court was justified in directing a verdict for the plaintiff. The case is entirely different from that of Walter Cabinet Co. v. Russell, 250 Ill. 416, cited by the defei dants.

The judgment will be affirmed.

Affirmed

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Mr. Presidhstg Justice Clark

delivered the opinion of the court.

Suit was brought by the defendant in error as plaintiff against the plaintiffs in error, Joseph Short and Mollie Short, as defendants, for an alleged balance due for milk. Prom the amended statement of claim it would appear that the plaintiff relied upon an account stated. There was proof on the part of the plaintiff tending to show that statements had been rendered; that no objection had been made to the same, and that the defendants had promised to pay. The case was tried before the court and a jury. No testimony was offered by the defendants. Thereupon the court directed a verdict for tlie plaintiff. An affidavit of defense was filed, sworn to by Joseph Short for both defendants. It was to the effect that plaintiff did not sell and deliver to the defendants at defendants’ re quest the milk and cream as set out in an exhibit attached to the original statement of claim, and that the plaintiff never at any time “stated an account with defendants for $85.80 or any other sum, and defendants never at any time promised to pay plaintiff $85.80 or any other sum.”

The reasons urged as grounds for a reversal of'the case seem to be based upon the proposition that a default was entered against the defendants, and that the affidavit of defense not having been stricken from the files, the defendants were denied the “constitutional guaranty of due process of law.” We do not so understand the situation. No default was entered. The record shows a trial before a jury, the testimony of one witness for the.plaintiff, and no conflicting testimony. We think the plaintiff made out a prima facie case, and no testimony having been introduced by the defendants the court was justified in directing a verdict for the plaintiff. The case is entirely different from that of Walter Cabinet Co. v. Russell, 250 Ill. 416, cited by the defei dants.

The judgment will be affirmed.

Affirmed

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