Legal Opinion

Burkett v. Finger Lake Development Corp.

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided October 28, 1975No. 74-415PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Mr. JUSTICE GEORGE J. MORAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

Finger Lake Development Corporation, an Indiana company (hereinafter “Finger Lake”) appeals from a judgment of the trial court denying its motion to set aside a judgment by confession entered against it in the circuit court of Hamilton County.

An individual named Witsman, who was the secretary and treasurer of the corporation, executed two promissoiy notes on November 2, 1973. One was for the principal amount of $55,868.64. The other was for the sum of $229.75. Both bore an interest rate of 8% per year and both were to become due on…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. International Shoe Co. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  2. D. H. Overmyer Co., Inc. of Ohio v. Frick Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Brunswick v. MandelIllinois Supreme Court · 1974
  4. First National Bank of Elgin v. AchilliAppellate Court of Illinois · 1973
  5. Snyder Bros. v. BaileyIllinois Supreme Court · 1896

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Pereira v. CoganDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2001
  2. Kankakee Concrete Products Corp. v. MansAppellate Court of Illinois · 1980
  3. Illinois Marine Towing Corp. v. BlackAppellate Court of Illinois · 1979
  4. Charles v. GoreAppellate Court of Illinois · 1993
  5. Lyons Bros. Lumber & Fuel Co. v. ShepherdAppellate Court of Illinois · 1980

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