Bouton v. Cameron
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Henry B. Willis, Judge, presiding. February 4,1895, appellant Christopher Bouton began suit in the circuit court of Cook county to foreclose a trust deed executed by appellees.
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Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Henry B. Willis, Judge, presiding. February 4,1895, appellant Christopher Bouton began suit in the circuit court of Cook county to foreclose a trust deed executed by appellees. Various other parties supposed to have some interest in the premises were made defendants, and among them was appellant James G; Wright, who is the only one of the other defendants it is necessary for us to consider in this appeal. Wright answered, and also filed a cross-bill setting up…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Ricks
Appellant Bouton contends (1) that whatever might have been the original purpose of the execution of the $11,000 note and trust deed, the note became accommodation paper when thé Camerons authorized Gehr to use them for his accommodation, and that the liability of appellees herein is to be measured by the rules of law applicable to accommodation paper; (2) that his loan to Gehr upon the $11,000 note and trust deed having gone (to the extent of $3000) to pay off the prior loan from Straus upon such note and trust deed, and the same having been thereby released, he is entitled to be subrogated…
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