Legal Opinion

Frankland v. Johnson

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided October 26, 1893PublishedCited by 29 opinions

Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;— heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Thomas F. Tipton, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Wilkin

This was an action in assumpsit, by appellee, against appellant, commenced in the Superior Court of Cook county by attachment. The declaration consisted of the common counts, and a special count upon the following instrument:

“$5592.00. Chicago, June 1, 1885.
“On or before the first day of June, 1888, the Western Seaman’s Friend Society agrees to pay to L. M. Johnson, or order, the sum of five thousand five hundred and ninety-two dollars, with interest at the rate of six per cent per annum.

B. Frankland, Gen. Sup’t.”

The special count alleges that the defendant, on, etc., “made his certain…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Scanlan v. KeithIllinois Supreme Court · 1882
  2. New Market Savings Bank v. GilletIllinois Supreme Court · 1881

3Cited by29 opinions

  1. Zamouski v. GerrardAppellate Court of Illinois · 1971
  2. Feinberg v. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1970
  3. Freeport Journal-Standard Publishing Co. v. Frederic W. Ziv Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1952
  4. Vulcan Corp. v. Cobden Machine WorksAppellate Court of Illinois · 1949
  5. Melish v. VogelAppellate Court of Illinois · 1975

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