Waterman v. Caton

Citations

• 55 Ill. 94

Syllabus

<p>1. Bill of exceptions—when and when not necessary—confession of judgment. It has been held, that where a judgment is entered by confession, in vacation, and the proper papers are filed, they become a part of the record, without being embodied in a bill of exceptions.</p> <p>2. But where the judgment is entered in term time, as in this case, the warrant of attorney, and the note upon which judgment is confessed, can only become a part of the record by being preserved in a bill of exceptions.</p>