Carr v. Welch
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of LaSalle county; the Hon. Madison E. Hollister, Judge, presiding. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Lawrence
This was an action on a promissory note brought by John Welch, as executor of Thomas Welch, against Daniel Carr. The only question is, whether the note has been altered in such mode as to render it void. A copy of the note, intended, we presume, to be as nearly as possible a fac simile, is sent up to us in the record. By that,, it appears that, at the right hand lower corner of the note, are written, in red ink, the words, “ten per cent, after due.”. The note is in black ink, and is payar ble in six months from date, without interest. K"o evidence was offered on either side in regard to these…
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