Bank of Montreal v. Griffin
Appellate Court of Illinois
Assumpsit. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Merritt W. Pinckney, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1908.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Holdom
delivered the opinion of the court.
This is an appeal from a judgment of nil capiat and for costs. The trial was before the court without the intervention of a jury. There were originally two suits, one on seven and the other on three promissory notes. By the agreement of the parties the suits were consolidated and tried as one case. Asa Griffin, the maker of the notes, dying while the cases were pending and before trial, his administratrix was substituted as defendant. Seven of the notes, for $2,500, $1,000, $1,500, $2,500, $750, $1,000 and $2,000, were…
2Cited by2 opinions
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- Bank of Montreal v. Estate of GriffinAppellate Court of Illinois · 1914