Maitland v. Traver
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Eastern Division of the Northern District of Illinois; George A. Carpenter, Judge. ' ■' Action by Wilber H. Traver against Alexander Maitland. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
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In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Eastern Division of the Northern District of Illinois; George A. Carpenter, Judge. ' ■' Action by Wilber H. Traver against Alexander Maitland. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error. The plaintiff in error, Maitland, was defendant below in a suit brought by Traver, the defendant in error, for recovery upon a promissory note made between the parties, bearing date February 7, 1903, for the principal sum of $25,000, upon which the plaintiff below recovered judgment, pursuant to verdict of the jury, and this writ of error is…
1Opinion of the CourtSeaman, Circuit Judge
(after stating the facts as above). The verdict and judgment against Maitland, the plaintiff in error and defendant below, award recovery upon his written agreement to pay Traver, plaintiff below, $25,000 on or before four years from its date. Although the agreement is dated February 7, 1903, the testimony of the parties is conflicting as to the actual date of making and delivery, whether in February or in December, 1903, but this difference between them bears only on the credibility of their respective versions of the transaction as submitted to the jury and settled by the verdict. The…
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- Cobb v. HeronIllinois Supreme Court · 1899
- Taft v. MyerscoughIllinois Supreme Court · 1902
- Kerney v. GardnerIllinois Supreme Court · 1862
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