Legal Opinion

Gray v. Goode

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided December 2, 1897PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Assumpsit, on a promissory note. Error to the Circuit Court of Macoupin County; the Hon. Robert B. Shirley, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the May term, 1897. Affirmed. Opinion filed December 2, 1897.

1Opinion of the Court

Mr. Presiding Justice Harker

delivered the opinion of the Court.

This suit is based upon a promissory note executed by plaintiff in error to one W. S. Bernard and assigned to defendant in error before maturity. It was tried in the court below upon the following agreed state of facts :

“That W. S. Bernard, the original payee of the note in controversy, was a patent right vendor of a wire and slat fence, which, with the appliances for making same, were to enable the vendee to build said fence in certain specified territory for a certain consideration from the persons for whom said fence was built;…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Comstock v. HannahIllinois Supreme Court · 1875
  2. Matson v. AlleyIllinois Supreme Court · 1892
  3. Shreeves v. AllenIllinois Supreme Court · 1875
  4. Latham v. SmithIllinois Supreme Court · 1867
  5. Murray v. BeckwithIllinois Supreme Court · 1875

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Merchants' Loan & Trust Co. v. LamsonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1900
  2. First National Bank v. DenfeldSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1919
  3. Bezely v. SearlAppellate Court of Illinois · 1923
  4. Kellogg v. HaleAppellate Court of Illinois · 1914
  5. Norlin v. BeckerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1908

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