Culver v. Uthe

The writ of error in this case brings before us for review, a judgment of the Supreme Court of the State of Illinois. Thé suit was brought originally by the present defendant in error, Gertrude Uthe, against Morton Culver and Michael .Gormley, in which she sought' to recover on eleven promissory notes made by them March 23, 1874, all of which werp due and unpaid at the commencement of this action, and on which shé claimed to recover the sum of $7000. . To this the defendants pleaded, among' other defences, that the notes were given as £he purchase price of a‘ quarter section of land in Cook…