Smith v. Knight
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Josiah McRoberts, Judge, presiding. This was an action of assumpsit, by John F. Smith against Charles A. Knight, William Baker, Walter F. Cobb, and James Hennersheets. The opinion of the court states the material facts and questions involved in the case.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Beeese
This was an action of assumpsit, brought to the Superior Court of Cook county, on the common counts, against appellees. as partners. There was a default regularly taken against Cobb and Hennersheets, and issues made up by the other defendants, Knight and Baker, which were tried by the court without a jury, resulting in a finding and judgment in favor of the defendants.
The plaintiff appeals, and makes the points that the court excluded proper evidence offered by him, admitting improper evidence on the part of the defendants, and overruling a motion for a new trial.
The issues were, non…
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