Wood v. Clark

P. H. Evans was in the business of selling agricultural implements, wagons, sewing machines, lumber, etc., at Somonauk, DeKalb county. Finding that he was insolvent, he placed his business in the hands of his brother, ’John F. Evans, who was acting as book-keeper and salesman for him, saying to John F., that John Clark was surety for him on three notes payable to John McNamara, for $875 each, and that Stephen I). Wright was surety for him on a note payable to Anthony Harmon, for $1000; that he (P. H. Evans) was in a bad condition, financially, and that if he could not get out •of it he wanted…