Stevenson v. Baker

This is an appeal by the defendant from a judgment against him in the amount of $16,165 entered at the conclusion of plaintiff’s action on two notes in the face of defendant’s plea of discharge in bankruptcy as a defense.

The facts of the case are uncomplicated except for the rather long period of time their chronology encompasses. On May 26, 1964, the plaintiff filed suit against the defendant in Champaign County for money due on promissory notes of $10,000 and $2000 executed in 1961 in the State of Florida. The $10,000 note was payable at the rate of $2000 per year beginning January 1, 1963,…