Frank H. Cotes & Son v. Reid
Appellate Court of Illinois
Assumpsit, on a promissory note. Trial in the Circuit Court of Hancock County; the Hon. George W. Thompson, Judge, presiding. Verdict and judgment for defendant; error by plaintiff. Heard in this court at the May term, 1899.
1Opinion of the Court
Mb. Presiding Justice Weight
delivered the opinion of the court.
This was an action by plaintiffs in error against the defendant in error upon a promissory note given by the latter to Gaylord Davidson, October 23, 1896, for $102.61), due on or before January 1, 1897, as premium for an insurance policy to be issued by the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York for $2,000. The note was assigned by • the payee thereof,, who was the sub-agent of the company, to the plaintiffs in error, the general or district agents of the company. The defense interposed to the note was, in substance, that at…
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