Clark v. Carr

Stephen A. Clark filed in the County Court of Jo Daviess County, a claim against the estate of Norman B. Richardson deceased, founded upon two promissory notes purporting to have been made by W. L. Gale and N. B. Richardson, and payable to Clark & Richardson. Hpon a hearing in the County Court the claim was disallowed, and judgment was rendered against the claimant for costs, and he appealed to the Circuit Court. A jury was impaneled in the Circuit Court for the trial of the issue, and the evidence in support of the claim was introduced. It consisted of the notes and an assignment, and the…