Funk v. Ironmonger

Citations

• 76 Ill. 506

Syllabus

<p>1. Abatement—defendant sued out of Ms county. Under the statute in force in April, 1873, a plea in abatement to a suit brought in Morgan county, where the defendant was served in Macon county, which contains no averment that he was not a resident of Morgan county, or that the contract was not made therein, is bad on demurrer.</p> <p>3. Summons to bobeign county—what lorn governs. Where a suit was brought before the Practice act of 1872 took effect, the law in force at the time the suit was brought was held to govern as to the right to send summons to another county for service.</p>