Beltine Chemical & Manufacturing Co. v. Zulfer
Appellate Court of Illinois
Assumpsit. Error to the Municipal Court of Chicago; the Hon. Stephen A. Foster, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the October term, 1908.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Chytraus
delivered the opinion of the court.
The sole question and entire controversy in this case is whether the promise of Zulfer, the defendant, to pay to the manufacturing company, the plaintiff, the account due the latter from the laundry company is an original or collateral promise. The account was an existing indebtedness of the laundry company when the promise to pay it was made by defendant. The promise was not made in writing. An agreement of forbearance to sue is a sufficient consideration to support a promise. Wickham v. Hyde Park, etc., Ass’n, 80 Ill. App.…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Lusk v. ThroopIllinois Supreme Court · 1901
- Borchsenius v. CanutsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1881
- Resseter v. WatermanIllinois Supreme Court · 1894
- Power v. RankinIllinois Supreme Court · 1885
- Wickham v. Hyde Park Building & Loan Ass'nAppellate Court of Illinois · 1899
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