S. S. Borden Co. v. Western Union Telegraph Co.

204 Ill. App. 353, 1917 Ill. App. LEXIS 396
Appellate Court of Illinois·Decided March 20, 1917·No. Gen. No. 21,965·Published

Opinion

Mr. Presiding Justice Barnes

delivered the opinion of the court.

2. Municipal Court of Chicago, § 19*—when judgment by default based upon defective statement of claim should be vacated. A judgment based upon a statement of claim in a tort action which fails to state the essential elements of a tort cannot stand, even where entered after defendant’s default, and should be vacated on motion.

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S. S. Borden Co. v. Western Union Telegraph Co., 204 Ill. App. 353, 1917 Ill. App. LEXIS 396 (Ill. Ct. App. 1917).

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