Legal Opinion
Edwards v. Trustees of Schools
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided May 25, 1889PublishedCited by 1 opinion
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Lee County] the Hon. John P. Altgeld, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtUpton, J.
This was an action of assumpsit commenced in the Circuit Court of Lee county on a promissory note of the following tenor:
“ Amboy, December 12, 1868.
“$150. One year after date we promise to pay to the Board of Trustees of Schools of Township 20, Range 10, in Lee county, for the benefit of the school fund of said township, one hundred and fifty dollars, with interest at the rate of ten per cent per annum from date until paid, payable semiannually in advance.
“ And we further agree to give any additional security which said trustees may at any time require, and no extension of the time of…
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