O'Donnell v. Turnes (201 Ill. App. 481, 1916)

Mr. Justice McDonald

delivered the opinion of the court.

This writ of error brings up for review a judgment rendered in favor of defendants in error (plaintiffs below), against W. J. Turnes, one of the plaintiffs in error (defendants below), in a fourth-class contract action.

It is urged that the judgment is erroneous in that the action was brought against three defendants jointly, while the judgment is. against defendant Turnes alone. In examining the record, we find that a summons issued only against defendant Turnes. Section 14 of our Practice Act, Rev. St. ch. 110 (J. & A. ¶ 8551), provides as follows:

“If a summons or capias is served on one or more, but not on all of the defendants, the plaintiff may proceed to trial and judgment against the defendant or defendants on whom the process is served, and the plaintiff may at any time afterwards have a summons, in the nature of scire facias, against the defendant not served with the first process, to cause him to appear in said court and show cause why he should not be made a party to such judgment; and upon such defendant being duly served with process, the court shall hear and determine the matter in the same manner as if such defendant had been originally summoned or brought into court, and such defendant shall also be allowed the benefit of any payment or satisfaction which may have been made on the judgment before recovered, and the judgment of the court against such defendant shall be that the plaintiff recover against such defendant, together with the defendant in the former judgment, the amount of his debt or damages, as the case may be. ’ ’

It appears from plaintiff’s statement of claim that the liability of the defendants was joint, hence the judgment must be against all or none. Section 14, supra, provides that if service of summons has not been had upon all of the defendants, plaintiff may proceed to judgment against those who have been