Ford v. Cratty
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Peoria county; the Hon. S. D. Puterbaugh, Judge, presiding. This was an action of assumpsit, brought in the court below by Thomas Cratty, as administrator of Frederick Furch,. deceased, against George E. Ford, and others, his securities, upon a promissory note given by the defendants to the intestate in his lifetime.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Peoria county; the Hon. S. D. Puterbaugh, Judge, presiding. This was an action of assumpsit, brought in the court below by Thomas Cratty, as administrator of Frederick Furch,. deceased, against George E. Ford, and others, his securities, upon a promissory note given by the defendants to the intestate in his lifetime. The circumstances under which the note was given, and the questions arising in respect thereto, are set forth in the opinion of the- court. A trial resulted in a judgment for the plaintiff, from which the defendants appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Walker
It appears from the record in this case, that appellant Ford, as an attorney at law, was employed by Frederick Furch to sell certain lands, to collect debts, etc. while Furch was absent in the army. It appears that Ford had sold the land, and collected debts, and in May, 1866, had in his possession about the sum of $1374. That Furch, on his return from the service, called on Ford for the money, but failed to get it. That he thereupon employed O’Brien and Cratty to collect it for him. After ascertaining that he had collected the money, and failing to obtain it, they had Furch make an affidavit…
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