Bechtel v. Marshall
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ oe Error to the Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on writ of error to the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. David F. MatchE^t, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Chiee Justice Carter
delivered the opinion of the court:
This is an action in assumpsit on a' promissory note given by plaintiff in error, dated February 1, 1908, payable one day after date to the order of H. H. Bechtel, for $16,125.65, with six- per cent interest. Plaintiff in error pleaded the general issue, that the note was practically without consideration, or that there was a partial failure of consideration. At the close of the evidence in the trial court counsel for defendant in error moved for a directed verdict, which motion was granted by the court, and the jury were instructed…
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