Beveridge v. Mulford

Citations

• 62 Ill. 177

Syllabus

<p>1. Chaecery practice—hearing. It is error to proceed to the hearing of a cause in equity and render a final decree therein at the same term of court at which replication is filed to the answer.* </p> <p>2. Same. When one of the defendants to a bill in chancery, being interested in the land sought to be affected by the bill, had answered, and the court proceeded to hear the cause and render final decree at the same term at which replication was filed, both as to the defendant who had answered and another defendant who had acquired an interest in the land from his co-defendant, there being no evidence of acquiescence, it was held error. The case as to the defendant who had not answered should not have been finally disposed of before the hearing as to his co-defendant.</p>