Jones v. Kennicott

Citations

• 83 Ill. 484

Syllabus

<p>1. Me exeat—petition for,should show that property sold hy defendant was not exempt from execution. A petition for a ne exeat, upon the ground that the defendant has sold all his property and is about to depart the State, is defective, if it fails to show that the property alleged to have been sold was not exempt from execution.</p> <p>2. Amendment—to sworn pleadings should oe allowed with great caution. A court should allow amendments to sworn pleadings only with great caution, and before allowing such amendments, the party asking leave to amend should present, in writing, the amendment proposed to he made; supported with an affidavit of its truth and some explanation as to why the matter proposed to he added was not originally inserted.</p>