Tenney v. Foote
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First .District. This was assumpsit by appellants, against appellee, upon a guaranty of a promissory note, as follows: “ 1-5000. On the first day of January, A. D. 1877, the estate of Ira Couch, deceased, promise to pay to the order of Ira Foote, at their office, in Chicago, Illinois, five thousand dollars, with interest at eight per cent per annum, for value received.
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Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First .District. This was assumpsit by appellants, against appellee, upon a guaranty of a promissory note, as follows: “ 1-5000. On the first day of January, A. D. 1877, the estate of Ira Couch, deceased, promise to pay to the order of Ira Foote, at their office, in Chicago, Illinois, five thousand dollars, with interest at eight per cent per annum, for value received. “ Dated, Chicago, July 1st, 1876. “ William H. Wood, “Caroline E. Couch, “ James Couch, ' “Trustees of the Estate of Ira Couch, deceased.” (Endorsed.) “I hereby guarantee payment of the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scholpield
The only errors assigned on this record are:
“First. Because the said court erred in affirming the judgment of the circuit court of Cook county in finding the issues for the defendant below.
“Second. Because the court erred in not finding whether there was or was not a preponderance of evidence showing that Lincoln had notice before and at the time the dealings for Foote were carried on upon the board of trade, of the original contract made between said Hooker and Foote.
“Third. Because the court erred in assuming, when passing upon the evidence concerning notice to Lincoln of the original…
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