Shufeldt v. Buckley

Citations

• 45 Ill. 223

Syllabus

<p>1. Jurisdiction—inferior courts. Nothing will be presumed in favor of the jurisdiction of an inferior court of limited jurisdiction.</p> <p>3. Pleading at law—of a plea in bar. In an action of debt on a foreign judgment, the defendant pleaded, that the court in which the judgment was obtained, was a court of limited and inferior jurisdiction, that he was not served with process, never authorized an appearance by an attorney, and had no notice of the suit, to which the plaintiff demurred: held, that the demurrer admitted the facts stated, and barred a recovery in the action, unless an issue be made up on the facts and found for plaintiff.</p>