Case Name: Matthias P. Streff et al. v. John Colteaux
Court: Illinois Appellate Court
Jurisdiction: Illinois
Decision Date: 1896-04-27
Citations: 64 Ill. App. 179
Docket Number: 
Parties: Matthias P. Streff et al. v. John Colteaux.
Judges: 
Reporter: Illinois Appellate Court Reports
Volume: 64
Pages: 179–181

Head Matter:
Matthias P. Streff et al. v. John Colteaux.
1. Signature—By Rubber Stamp.—The court is not aware of any authority to the effect that one may not sign his name by an impression made with a rubber stamp. It is ordinarily the act of making a paper one’s own that is important, rather than the manner of doing it.
2. Pleading—Common Counts—When Sufficient.—There is a plain distinction between actions on executory contracts and actions on contracts fully performed, so that nothing remains to be done but to pay money due thereon; in the latter case common counts are sufficient.
3. Appellate Court Practice—Matters to be Abstracted.—Matters relied upon to reverse the judgment complained of must be abstracted.
Assumpsit, for commissions, etc.—Error to the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Richard S. Tuthill, Judge presiding.
Heard in this court at the March term, 1896.
Affirmed.
Opinion filed April 27, 1896.
D. J. Haynes, attorney for plaintiffs in error.
Wheeler, Austin & Lennards, attorneys for defendant in error; Cook & Moffett, of counsel.

Opinion:
Mr. Justice Waterman
delivebed the opinion oe the Coubt.
In this action the plaintiff below filed a declaration containing three special counts in assumpsit, the second of which is, substantially, the common quantum meruit count. To this declaration the defendant below filed a special demurrer, which was in his absence overruled.
Thereafter, also in the absence of the defendant below, a trial, verdict and judgment for the plaintiff were had.
It is said that the declaration was signed only by an impression thereon of the names of plaintiffs' attorneys, made by a rubber stamp.
We are not aware of any authority to the effect that one may not so sign his name. It is ordinarly the act of making a paper one's own that is important, rather than the manner of so doing. Am. & Eng. Ency. of Law, Vol. 27, p. 781.
The demurrer to the declaration was properly sustained and the judgment of the Circuit Court is affirmed.