Keenan v. Blue
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Third District ;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of McLean county; the Ho'n.
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Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Third District ;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of McLean county; the Ho'n. Colostin D. Myers, Judge, presiding-. On the 2ist day of October, 1905, the appellees, A. J. Keenan and L. C. Keenan, doing business under the name of J. Keenan’s Bank, caused to be entered by confession, in the circuit court of McLean county, ag-ainst the appellants, William Blue and James Vance, and one D. L. Buck-worth, a judgment for $4573.44 upon a promissory note for $4000, bearing- date March 8, 1905, signed by D. L. Buclcworth, William Blue and…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hand
It is first contended that as between the appellees and D. L. Buclcworth there was no consideration for said note, it being accommodation paper, and that its execution was obtained by false representations as to the financial standing-of D. L. Buclcworth, and that as the father of appellees only paid $4000 for the note, conceding he purchased the note in good faith but for the face of the note, the recovery in favor of appellees should have been limited to the face of the note and interest, and that the judgment is excessive as to the attorney’s fees included in the judgment. The note was…
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