Legal Opinion

Harris v. Evans

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided January 15, 1876PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court of Montgomery county; the Hon. Hoeatio M. Vandeveeb, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Dickey

At the November term, 1873, appellant recovered a judgment against John P. Evans, Frederick Evans, and Josiah Whitten, in the circuit court of Montgomery county, for the sum of $826.65, upon a promissory note made jointly by them. The note was given for a liability of John P. Evans, and the others signed the note merely as an accommodation to J ohn P. Evans, and this was known to appellant.

On the 30th of June, 1874, appellant sued out an execution upon this judgment, and placed the same in the hands of the sheriff of that county to execute. On the 6th day of July, 1874, the execution was…

2Cited by5 opinions

  1. Baldwin v. FreydendallAppellate Court of Illinois · 1882
  2. Douglas, Stuart & Forrest v. SmithSupreme Court of Iowa · 1888
  3. Ennis v. EdgarAppellate Court of Illinois · 1910
  4. Culver v. RumseyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1880
  5. Valley National Bank v. Des Moines National BankSupreme Court of Iowa · 1902

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