First National Bank v. Engel

Defendant Rudolph Engel owned a valuable farm of 160 acres in St. Clair county. He raised quite a considerable family, and signed notes ■with a couple of the boys at plaintiff bank, one for $500 with John and a smaller one with William. The one given by John ran for many years, but finally judgment was rendered on it in the circuit court for $603.55 and costs; judgment was also rendered on the one given by William in justice’s court for $42 and costs; a transcript of the latter judgment was filed in the circuit and executions were issued on both of them and were returned unsatisfied; alias…