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  "id": 2828493,
  "name": "Paul Matt and Charles Matt, Defendants in Error, v. Jacob Matt, Plaintiff in Error",
  "name_abbreviation": "Matt v. Matt",
  "decision_date": "1913-10-13",
  "docket_number": "Gen. No. 17,818",
  "first_page": "312",
  "last_page": "313",
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      "cite": "182 Ill. App. 312"
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  "court": {
    "name_abbreviation": "Ill. App. Ct.",
    "id": 8837,
    "name": "Illinois Appellate Court"
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  "jurisdiction": {
    "id": 29,
    "name_long": "Illinois",
    "name": "Ill."
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    "judges": [],
    "parties": [
      "Paul Matt and Charles Matt, Defendants in Error, v. Jacob Matt, Plaintiff in Error."
    ],
    "opinions": [
      {
        "text": "Mr. Justice Smith\ndelivered the opinion of the court.",
        "type": "majority",
        "author": "Mr. Justice Smith"
      }
    ],
    "attorneys": [
      "Edward R. Litzinger, for plaintiff in error.",
      "John C. King & James D. Power, for defendants in error."
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    "head_matter": "Paul Matt and Charles Matt, Defendants in Error, v. Jacob Matt, Plaintiff in Error.\nGen. No. 17,818.\n(Not to be reported in full.)\nError to the Municipal Court of Chicago; the Hon. Edwin K. Walkeb, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1911.\nAffirmed.\nOpinion filed October 13, 1913.\nStatement of the Case.\nAction by Paul Matt and Charles Matt, minors, by Charles Matt, their guardian, against Jacob Matt to recover Five Hundred Dollars claimed to be due them from the defendant. From a judgment for plaintiffs for sum sued for, defendant brings error.\nEdward R. Litzinger, for plaintiff in error.\nJohn C. King & James D. Power, for defendants in error.\nAbstract pf the Decision.\n1. Limitation of actions, \u00a7 37 \u2014suits hy minors. In an action by minors to recover money due, defendant cannot invoke the statute of limitations, since under statute of limitations, Ch. S3, \u00a7 21; J. & A. If 7216, such .plea is not good.\n2. Guardian and ward, \u00a7 24*\u2014power of guardian to contract. An agreement between a person owing minors and their guardian whereby the former agreed to pay when he collected certain mortgages, held not binding on the wards.\n3. Payment, \u00a7 9*\u2014agreement as to time of, construed. An agreement to pay a sum due when certain mortgages are collected is not a condition precedent to commencing suit therefor; it only gives a reasonable time to make the collection and pay the sum due.\nSee Illinois Notes Digest, Vola. XI to XIV, same topic and section number."
  },
  "file_name": "0312-01",
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