Legal Opinion

Kingman & Co. v. Reinemer

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided April 1, 1897PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Writ of Error to the Appellate Court for the Fourth District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Madison county; the Hon. George W. Wall, Judge, presiding. On June 22, 1893, H. G. Reinemer & Co. executed and delivered their two judgment notes to Kingman & Co., one of them for §1424.34, due July 1, 1893, and the other for §3536.27, due September 1, 1893. Said notes were signed also by the partners, H. G. Reinemer and Philip Knebel, as individuals.

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Writ of Error to the Appellate Court for the Fourth District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Madison county; the Hon. George W. Wall, Judge, presiding. On June 22, 1893, H. G. Reinemer & Co. executed and delivered their two judgment notes to Kingman & Co., one of them for §1424.34, due July 1, 1893, and the other for §3536.27, due September 1, 1893. Said notes were signed also by the partners, H. G. Reinemer and Philip Knebel, as individuals. On the day following their delivery, Kingman & Co., the payee, caused a judgment by confession in its favor to be entered…

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Baker

The judgment of affirmance rendered in the Appellate Court has conclusively settled the facts herein adversely to the plaintiffs in error. We are therefore restricted to a consideration of the questions of law raised by the assignments of error.

It is contended that the trial court erred in admitting improper evidence. By agreement of the parties the motion to vacate the judgment and the suit in replevin were consolidated, and submitted to the court without the intervention of a jury. We think that testimony as to the financial condition of Reinemer & Co. and the other surrounding…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Reed v. NoxonIllinois Supreme Court · 1868

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Blake v. State BankIllinois Supreme Court · 1899
  2. Gundlach v. ParkSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1918
  3. State Bank of Freeport v. BlakeAppellate Court of Illinois · 1898
  4. American Hoist & Derrick Co. v. HallAppellate Court of Illinois · 1903

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