American Credit & Trust Co. v. Worthington
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Denis E. Sullivan, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1913.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McSurely
This is an action in assumpsit to recover on two certificates of deposit dated July 9, 1912, payable to the order of J. F. Conant, each for the sum of $1,000, due six months after date with interest. There was a verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $2,040, from which judgment defendant has appealed.
It seems to have been proven that the certificates were executed and delivered on their dates by defendant to Conant; that subsequently, before maturity, they were acquired by indorsement and delivered in the ordinary course of business, for value, to Wolff Adolphus, who in the same manner, after…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Rector v. Hartford Deposit Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1901
- Chicago Building Society v. CrowellIllinois Supreme Court · 1872
- McIntire v. PrestonIllinois Supreme Court · 1848
- Western Telephone Mfg. Co. v. FoleyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1909
- Tribune Co. v. Humphrey Advertising Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1910
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- Sherrard State Bank ex rel. Moberg v. VernonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1926