Grier v. Gibson

Illinois Supreme Court
Grier v. Gibson, 36 Ill. 521 (Ill. 1864)
Breese

Grier v. Gibson

Opinion of the Court

Mr. Justice Breese

delivered the opinion of the Court:

The motion to continue the cause, because there were no copies filed of the notes on which the suit was brought, was properly overruled, as the defendant had pleaded to the action. The motion to continue, for that cause, came too late. The assignments were not required to be proved, as there was no affidavit filed denying them.

It appears, while the demurrer was pending, the general issue and several special pleas were filed. These pleas waived the demurrer, and no judgment was required to be pronounced on it.

We perceive no ground on which the plaintiff in error can hope to reverse this judgment; there does not appear to be any error in the record, and therefore the judgment must be affirmed.

Judgment affirmed.

Reference

Full Case Name
John C. Grier v. Jacob Gibson
Cited By
4 cases
Status
Published
Syllabus
1. Practice — continuance. A motion for continuance, upon the ground that no copies of the notes on which suit is brought were filed, comes too late, after the defendant has pleaded to the action. 2. Same — waiver of demurrer by plea. While a demurrer to a declaration is pending, the defendant, by filing a plea of the general issue, together with special pleas, waives the demurrer, and no judgment is required to be pronounced on it. 3. Assignment of note — when must be proved. Proof of the assignment of a promissory note is not required to be made, where no affidavit is filed denying it.