Reynolds v. Ferree
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Warren County; the Hon. Arthur A. Smith, Judge, presiding. This was an action of assumpsit, brought by Samuel Reynolds against C. Lambert, Thomas Ferree, and Joseph H. Kirby, upon a promissory note dated March 27, 1867, for $250, payable on or before January 1, 1868, with ten per cent interest.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Warren County; the Hon. Arthur A. Smith, Judge, presiding. This was an action of assumpsit, brought by Samuel Reynolds against C. Lambert, Thomas Ferree, and Joseph H. Kirby, upon a promissory note dated March 27, 1867, for $250, payable on or before January 1, 1868, with ten per cent interest. The cause was tried twice, first at the September term, 1872, resulting in a verdict and judgment for the defendants, which was reversed in 69 Ill. 495; and, secondly, at the January term, 1876, resulting in the same way as on the first trial.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Breese
This was assumpsit, on a promissory note, brought to a special term of the Warren circuit court, held first Monday of December, T871, by Samuel Reynolds, plaintiff, and against C. Lambert, Thomas Ferree, and Joseph H. Ivirby, defendants. The pleas were, non assumpsit, payment, and set-off, and the issues made up thereon were tried by a jury, who, under instructions, rendered a verdict for the defendants. A motion for a new trial was denied, and judgment rendered against the plaintiff for the costs, to reverse which he appeals, and assigns for error, improper evidence admitted against…
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