Legal Opinion

Farmers & Merchants' Insurance v. Menz

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided January 15, 1872PublishedCited by 2 opinions

Appeal- from the Circuit Court of Madison county; the Hon. Joseph Gillespie, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam :

This was an action for money had and received. The defendant pleaded a set-off, setting up that the plaintiff was indebted to the defendant, first, for money had and received ; second, on an account stated ; and third, upon a policy of insurance assigned to the defendant by one Beecher. The plaintiff demurred generally to this plea. The demurrer was overruled, and the plaintiff abided by his demurrer.

We suppose the counsel for plaintiff intended, by his demurrer, to question the sufficiency of the third ground of indebtedness presented by the plea. To do this, he should have…

2Cited by2 opinions

  1. Knapp, Stout & Co. v. RossIllinois Supreme Court · 1899
  2. Bernard v. Metropolis Land Co.Nevada Supreme Court · 1916

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