Leigh v. American Brake-Beam Co.

Appellee, the American Brake-Beam Company, a corporation organized under the laws of this State to manufacture and sell or otherwise dispose of brake-beams and other railroad appliances, brought this suit in assumpsit in the circuit court of Cook county against the appellant, Edward B. Leigh. The declaration, as originally filed, contained two special counts for the recovery of alleged loans of money by the plaintiff to the defendant. The first alleged that on June 26, 1899, plaintiff loaned defendant $1000 by means of its check of that date, payable to the order of defendant, drawn on the…