Continental & Commercial National Bank of Chicago v. Ricker

This suit is based on a promissory note. The trial court directed a verdict for plaintiff. The amount, found to be due, according to the verdict of the jury, was forty-one thousand two hundred and forty-four dollars and fifty-eight cents ($41,244.58). After unsuccessfully moving for a new trial, appellants perfected an appeal to this court. Respondent, Continental and Commercial National Bank of Chicago, was the original payee of the note. The National Farms Estate, a common-law trust, was the maker of the note. George E. Ricker, L.C. Smith, Thomas Lynn, R.C. Healy, L.M. Vreeland and Jay M.…