Hahn v. St. Clair Savings & Insurance

This was an action of assumpsit, brought by appellee, in the St. Clair Circuit Court, against appellants, as partners, on a promissory note, which is as follows, with endorsement:

“ $1,500. Belleville, Ill., December 15, 1866.

“ Ninety days after date we promise to pay to the order of Frederick Nagel, fifteen hundred dollars, value received, negotiable and payable without defalcation or discount, at the banking house of the St. Clair Savings and Insurance Company, with interest at the rate of ten per cent, per annum, from maturity.

“ Meyer & Co.

“H. Nagel.”

“ For value received I endorse the…