Runals v. Harding
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ of Error to the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. William W. Farwell, Judge, presiding. This was a creditor’s bill, brought against plaintiff in error, Eli G. Runals, by George F. Harding, executor of Abner 0. Harding, deceased, who had purchased the judgment in question of DeWitt, Richard and Hannah Campbell, who, as executors of Alonzo Campbell, had recovered the judgment against Runals, upon an indebtedness originally due from him to Alonzo Campbell.
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Writ of Error to the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. William W. Farwell, Judge, presiding. This was a creditor’s bill, brought against plaintiff in error, Eli G. Runals, by George F. Harding, executor of Abner 0. Harding, deceased, who had purchased the judgment in question of DeWitt, Richard and Hannah Campbell, who, as executors of Alonzo Campbell, had recovered the judgment against Runals, upon an indebtedness originally due from him to Alonzo Campbell. Runals filed a plea alleging- that the judgment was recovered upon certain notes and acceptances given by Eunals to Alonzo Campbell…
1Opinion of the Court
Hr. Chief Justice Sheldon
delivered the opinion of the Court:
It is insisted that the court below erred in finding the plea untrue.
The placing of the collateral securities for Runals’ indebtedness in the hands of Alonzo Campbell, and his delivery of them back to Runals for the purpose, and under the agreements as alleged in the plea, is testified to by Whipple, and Williams, his clerk.
There is no direct contrary testimony, but there is evidence quite inconsistent with the facts that Runals acted merely as the agent of Alonzo Campbell to put the securities for him in the hands of Lombard, and…
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