Legal Opinion

Murray v. Beckwith

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided September 15, 1875PublishedCited by 13 opinions

Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Joseph Sibley, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Craig

This cause was before this court at the September term, 1868, and the judgment previously rendered was reversed, on the ground the court had rejected the appellant’s offered evidence of a failure of consideration of the promissory note upon which the action was founded.

After the decision' another trial was had before a jury. The evidence in regard to a failure of consideration was introduced, but, as before, the trial resulted in a verdict and judgment in favor of appellee, for the amount of the note and interest.

We are now asked to reverse the judgment because, as is claimed, the court gave…

2Cited by13 opinions

  1. First National Bank v. FlathNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1901
  2. Fox v. Bank of Kansas CitySupreme Court of Kansas · 1883
  3. Bemis v. HornerIllinois Supreme Court · 1896
  4. Merchants' Loan & Trust Co. v. LamsonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1900
  5. Gray v. GoodeAppellate Court of Illinois · 1897

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