State Bank of East Moline v. Young

The plaintiff, State Bank of East Moline (bank) appeals from a judgment of the circuit court of Rock Island County in favor of the defendant, Arlin Young, holding that Young does not owe $1,137.42 on a note with the bank. The issues on appeal are whether the trial court’s judgment is against the manifest weight of the evidence and whether the trial court erred in refusing to allow a witness for the bank to testify regarding a second loan Young had with the bank. We reverse and remand.

The record of the hearing is a report of proceedings in lieu of a verbatim transcript. In August 1981, Arlin…