Meizis v. Domeikis

Full title: John Meizis and Amelia Meizis, Appellants, v. Joseph Domeikis et al…

Court: Appellate Court of Illinois, First District

Date published: Feb 26, 1941

308 Ill. App. 672 (Ill. App. Ct. 1941)

32 N.E.2d 345

Opinion

Gen. No. 41,577. (Abstract of Decision.)

Opinion filed February 26, 1941

CONFESSION OF JUDGMENT, § 53^_ — vacation, note signed only as witness. Confession judgment against defendant on note was properly vacated, where evidence showed that defendant could not read or write English and that he was told he was merely signing note as a witness, and plaintiff could not object to instructions where record did not show that there was any objection to the instructions as given before the jury retired.

_ See Callaghan's Illinois Digest, same topic and section number.

Appeal from Municipal Court of Chicago; Hon. FRANK M. PADDEN, presiding.

Affirmed. Heard in third division, first district, this court at December term, 1940.

Irving S. Abrams and Harry S. Jacobs, for appellants;

Irving S. Abrams, of counsel;

Philip A. Weinstein, for appellee.

Opinion by JUSTICE BURKE.

"Not to be published in full." Opinion filed February 26, 1941.