Pearce v. Martin
Appellate Court of Illinois
Bill in equity. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Douglas county; the Hon. Solon Philbrick, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the May term, 1906.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Ramsay
delivered the opinion of the court.
William I. Martin filed his bill in equity against one William W. Reeves in which Martin, charged that certain loans made to him (Martin) by Frank K. Pearce, acting as agent for Reeves, were made at usurious rates of interest. . In his bill Martin asked for an accounting to determine the amount of his indebtedness and offered to pay the amount so found due. Afterward Martin filed an amendment to his bill which charged that said Reeves and Pearce had colluded and confederated against Martin and that a note of Martin’s in renewal of…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Ennesser v. HudekIllinois Supreme Court · 1897
- Boston v. NicholsIllinois Supreme Court · 1868
- Woodworth v. HuntoonIllinois Supreme Court · 1865
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- Osborne v. CulverAppellate Court of Illinois · 1907