Appellate Court of Illinois, 1917

J. S. Hoffman Co. v. Sterling Packing Co.

J. S. Hoffman Co. v. Sterling Packing Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois · Decided March 28, 1917 · Taylor
204 Ill. App. 531; 1917 Ill. App. LEXIS 471

J. S. Hoffman Co. v. Sterling Packing Co.

Opinion of the Court

Mr. Justice Taylor

delivered the opinion of the court.

2. Municipal Court op Chicago, § 13*—when defense of general custom, sufficiently pleaded. Where a defendant in defense to a statement of claim in the Municipal Court relies upon a certain general custom, it is sufficient in his affidavit of merits or statement of set-off to inform the plaintiff he intends to rely upon such custom, the nature of which is expressly set forth. 3. Municipal Court op Chicago, § 13*—necessity of pleading reasonableness or validity of general custom. The reasonableness of a general custom or whether it is against public policy relied upon as a defense to a statement of claim in the Municipal Court, held, to be matter to be gone into only in the course of the trial and not necessary to be pleaded.

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