Ramsey v. Perley
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ of Error to Marshall county, Hon. Samuel L. Richmond, Judge, presiding. This was a bill in chancery filed by plaintiff in error against defendants in error, at the October term, 1863, of the Circuit Court. A demurrer to the bill was sustained, and the bill dismissed. The facts appear in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Beckwith
This is a suit in equity, to recover moneys paid by the complainant, as surety of the defendant Fleming, to the defendant Perley. The bill alleges that the complainant, with, and as surety for Fleming, on the 18th of November, 1857, executed a promissory note to Perley for $562, payable four months after' date; that the note was not paid at maturity, and that a suit was brought and judgment recovered thereon in 1860, which was afterwards paid by complainant. The bill further alleges that the note contained usury, and that, by subsequent agreements for usury between Fleming and Perley, the…
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