Forsythe v. Kimball
Supreme Court of the United States
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern District of Illinois. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.'
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Swayne
delivered the opinion of the court.. The case made by the bill is as follows: —
The appellant, John Forsythe, negotiated a loan of $5,000 from the insurance company. He had four brothers. For $4,000 of the amount loaned, he and each of his brothers gave a separate note of $800. Ten. notes of $200 each, signed by all the parties, were given for the interest, which was to be paid semi-annually, at the rate of ten per cent per annum. The notes all bore date on the 5th of January, 1869. Those for the principal were to be paid at. the end of five years. At the same time, Robert H. Forsythe, one of…
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