Van Vuren v. Longstreet
Appellate Court of Illinois
Assumpsit, upon a promissory note. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Richard W. Clifford, Judge presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1902.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Ball
delivered the opinion of the court.
Appellant sued appellees as the heirs at law of Aaron Phelps, deceased, upon a promissory note for the sum of $1,500, executed by said deceased June 20, 1893.
The declaration set out the note, and averred that the maker died May 4, 1895, seized of real estate of the value of $100,000; that his personal property was insufficient to pay his debts; and that appellees neglected to cause the estate of the deceased to be administered upon.
At the close of' the evidence for appellant the court instructed the jury to find for appellees. The…
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