McConnel v. Dickson
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Morgan county; the Hon. David M. Woodson, Judge, presiding. This was a bill in chancery, filed by Murray McConnel in the Circuit Court of Morgan county, against John H. Dickson, A. C. Dickson and George M. McConnel, alleging that John H. & A. C. Dickson, and Geo.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Morgan county; the Hon. David M. Woodson, Judge, presiding. This was a bill in chancery, filed by Murray McConnel in the Circuit Court of Morgan county, against John H. Dickson, A. C. Dickson and George M. McConnel, alleging that John H. & A. C. Dickson, and Geo. M. McConnel, in February, 1860, entered into partnership, under the firm name of A. C. Dickson & C®. That said firm purchased of Charles E. Hurst lumber, and gave him four several notes, dated January 15, 1860, — one note due thirty-three days from date for $4,000; one note at six months for $3,870;…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Bbeese
The appellant in this case was the security on four certain notes executed on behalf of the firm of A. C. Dickson & Co., lumber merchants, of St. Louis, to Charles R. Hurst. This firm was composed of A. C. and John H. Dickson and George M. McConnel, who signed the notes by their individual names. To secure appellant, A. C. Dickson, then the owner of valuable real estate in Jacksonville, his wife, in February, 1860, while the notes were maturing, executed to complainant a mortgage upon this Jacksonville property. The mortgage recites all of these notes, the dates and sums for which given, and…
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