Bartoletti v. Hoerner
Appellate Court of Illinois
Bill in equity. Error to the Circuit Court of La Salle county; the Hon. Edgab Eldbedge, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1909. Statement by the Court. This was a bill in equity filed by Bragio Bartoletti, in behalf of himself and the other plaintiffs in error, to have a deed of certain lots therein described made to defendant in error, Henry Hoerner, declared to he a mortgage, and for the right to redeem therefrom.
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Bill in equity. Error to the Circuit Court of La Salle county; the Hon. Edgab Eldbedge, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1909. Statement by the Court. This was a bill in equity filed by Bragio Bartoletti, in behalf of himself and the other plaintiffs in error, to have a deed of certain lots therein described made to defendant in error, Henry Hoerner, declared to he a mortgage, and for the right to redeem therefrom. The bill alleged that plaintiffs in error purchased from John H. Quinn and wife, September 27, 1904, lots four, five, twelve and thirteen in block ten, in…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Willis'
The evidence shows that Thomas N. Haskins, who testified in behalf of plaintiffs in error, had been their attorney of record until four or five days before the trial, but that did not disqualify nor render him incompetent to testify in their behalf. Bishop v. Hilliard, 227 Ill. 382. Ñor would he have been disqualified had the record shown that he was their attorney at the time of the trial. It could only have affected his credibility. Glanz v. Ziabek, 233 Ill. 22; Domm v. Hollenbeck, 142 Ill. App. 439. It was error to exclude Haskins’ testimony. There was, evidence showing, that upon…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Burgett v. OsborneIllinois Supreme Court · 1898
- Bishop v. HilliardIllinois Supreme Court · 1907
- Helm v. BoydIllinois Supreme Court · 1888
- Williams v. WilliamsIllinois Supreme Court · 1899
- Glanz v. ZiabekIllinois Supreme Court · 1908
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