Lohman v. Cass County Bank
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cass county; the Hon. Cyrus Epler, Judge, presiding. This was a suit brought by the Cass County Bank against Frank Lohman, upon a promissory note. The note and indorsement were as follows: “ $65.00. Ashland, Ill., May 4, 1875. Three months after date, I promise to pay Charles Clark, or order, sixty-five dollars, for value received. Frank Lohman.” “ I assign the within note to Cass County Bank. Charles Clark.” “James M. North.”
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cass county; the Hon. Cyrus Epler, Judge, presiding. This was a suit brought by the Cass County Bank against Frank Lohman, upon a promissory note. The note and indorsement were as follows: “ $65.00. Ashland, Ill., May 4, 1875. Three months after date, I promise to pay Charles Clark, or order, sixty-five dollars, for value received. Frank Lohman.” “ I assign the within note to Cass County Bank. Charles Clark.” “James M. North.” The defendant proved, by William Jones, that the note had been simply assigned to the bank for collection ; that he knew J. M. North,…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Breese
This action was originally brought before a justice of the peace of Cass county, by the Cass County Bank, as plaintiff, and against Frank Lehman, defendant, on a promissory note executed by Lohman to one Charles Clark, who indorsed it to plaintiff. Judgment was rendered for the plaintiff, from which the defendant appealed to the circuit court, where the cause was tried by the court, by consent, without a jury, which resulted in a judgment for the plaintiff, to reverse which the defendant appeals to this court.
We see no force in the objection made by appellant. By the indorsement of Clark, the…
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