Adair v. First National Bank

Mr. Justice Boggs delivered

the opinion of the court.

On July 20, 1918, a bill was filed by appellees in the circuit court of LaSalle county, setting forth that on August 15, 1917, appellant obtained a judgment by confession against appellees, one A. F. Kember, A. O. Kellogg and W. C. Vittum, for $13,967.65; that .the promissory notes on which said judgments were taken, other than as to W. C. Vittum, were without any good or valuable consideration; that in the years 1913 and 1914 there was under contemplation the building of an electric railroad from Ottawa to Mendota; that a large number of…