Illinois Compiled Statutes 815 ILCS 115 — Actions to Enforce Payment Act.

Short title

Short title. This Act may be cited as the Actions to Enforce Payment Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

Persons severally liable upon bills of exchange or promissory notes, payable in money, may all or any of them severally be included in the same suit at the option of the plaintiff, and judgment rendered in said suit shall be without prejudice to the rights of the several defendants as between themselves. (Source: Laws…

In any suit mentioned in the preceding section a separate judgment may be entered by default against any defendant or defendants severally liable who have been duly served with summons, and against whom the plaintiff would have been entitled to judgment had the suit been against such defendant or defendants only. The s…

Whenever the drawer or endorser of an accepted bill of exchange or the endorser or guarantor of a promissory note shall have been joined with the acceptor of the bill or the maker of the note in an action to enforce the collection thereof, and judgment has been entered against such drawer, endorser or guarantor who the…

In all suits on negotiable instruments where any of the defendants are jointly liable, and only one or more, but not all of them have been served with summons, if the plaintiff recover, judgment shall be entered in form against all the defendants so jointly liable, but so far only as that it may be enforced against the…

Guarantor liability

Guarantor liability. When a guarantor has agreed in writing that the guarantor is not released by a judgement, settlement, release, or other discharge of indebtedness of the primary obligor, other guarantor, or third party liable on the indebtedness, then the judgment, settlement, release, or other discharge of indebte…