Taft v. Myerscough
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Axel Chytraus, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hand
This is an action of assumpsit, brought in the superior court of Cook county by the appellee, against the appellant. The declaration is in the usual form, and declares upon a promissory note signed by appellant for $4000, bearing date November 1, 1897, payable one year after date to the order of S. Newitt, with interest at four per cent per annum, and by him endorsed and delivered to one Forbes, and by him to the appellee before maturity, for a valuable consideration. The defendant pleaded the general issue, and therewith a special plea, in which it is averred that the consideration for the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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