Davis Sewing Machine Co. v. Buckles
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Jersey county; the Hon. Cyrus Epler, Judge, presiding. This was' assumpsit, by “ The Davis Sewing Machine Company” against John Buckles, on his guaranty of a promissory note in the words following: “$265.75 Jerseyville, November 6, 1872. Eight months after date we promise to pay to the order of The Davis Sewing Machine Co., $265.75, payable at First National Bank, Jacksonville, for value received, with ten per cent interest, without any…
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Jersey county; the Hon. Cyrus Epler, Judge, presiding. This was' assumpsit, by “ The Davis Sewing Machine Company” against John Buckles, on his guaranty of a promissory note in the words following: “$265.75 Jerseyville, November 6, 1872. Eight months after date we promise to pay to the order of The Davis Sewing Machine Co., $265.75, payable at First National Bank, Jacksonville, for value received, with ten per cent interest, without any relief whatever from valuation or appraisement laws, and with ten per cent fees if collected by attorney; drawers and…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scholfield
There is no ambiguity in the language of the release. It recites that “ whereas R. A. Nance, John Buckles, Daniel White and John D. Wagoner, of the county of Jersey and State of Illinois, on the 16th day of December, 1871, executed to The Davis Sewing Machine Company, of Watertown, N. Y., a certain bond, or writing obligatory, conditioned for the payment of all indebtedness which might be incurred by the said R. A. Nance as agent for said company for machines and other material sold to him by said company after that date, and whereas, upon an adjustment of the indebtedness of said B. A. Nance…
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