Illinois Land & Loan Co. v. McCormick

Citations

• 61 Ill. 322

Syllabus

<p>1. Service, by special deputy. The authority of a special clcput)' sheriff to serve a summons, under the act of March 25,1869, must be by written appointment of the sheriff.</p> <p>2. Amendment, of decree at subsequent term. Upon the rendering of a final decree in a chancery suit, one of the defendants took an appeal therefrom to this court. After the record was filed in this court, and errors assigned thereon, at the instance of appellees, complainants below, the’decree was amended at a subsequent term to the one at which it was rendered, so as to exclude appellant from its force: Held, such practice was irregular, and should not have been permitted, and this court could only decide on the original record.</p>