Legal Opinion

Adams v. Chicago Trust & Savings Bank

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided April 30, 1894PublishedCited by 1 opinion

Memorandum.—Assumpsit on promissory note. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. John Barton Payne, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Waterman

This was an action on a promissory note, brought by the assignee thereof.

September 19th the defendant filed a plea of the general issue and therewith an affidavit by George J. Cantivary that he is the agent of the defendant, and he verily believes he, A, Egerton Adams, has a good defense to the suit upon the merits.

Upon the 22d day of the following January the cause was, at the request of the defendant, continued to and put down for hearing on the morning of Monday, the 29th day of January. On Saturday, the 27th day of January, the defendant asked leave to file five additional pleas, which…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Jones v. AlbeeIllinois Supreme Court · 1873
  2. Mason v. BurtonIllinois Supreme Court · 1870
  3. Conwell v. Springfield & Northwestern RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1876
  4. Walker v. CrawfordIllinois Supreme Court · 1870
  5. Miller v. WellsIllinois Supreme Court · 1867

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Pierpont v. JohnsonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1902

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