Mellor v. Lawyer
Appellate Court of Illinois
Memorandum.—Assumpsit. In the Circuit Court of McDonough County; the Hon. Charles J. Scofield, Judge, presiding. Declaration, common counts; pleas, general issue verified; denial of partnership verified and statute of frauds; trial by jury; verdict and judgment for plaintiff; appeal by defendants. Heard in this court at the May term, 1894.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Wall
delivered the opinion op the Court.
This case grows out of the failure of the banking firm of J. Mershon & Co. referred to in the case' of Mellor v. Carithers, 52 Ill. App. 86.
The appellees, administrators of Thomas Lawyer, deceased, recovered a judgment for $610.03 against the appellants and the members of that firm, on account of a balance standing to the credit of appellees as depositors when the bank suspended. The appellants alone defended the action. The theory upon which appellees sought to bind the appellants was that by their action they .had held themselves…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Wright v. BrosseauIllinois Supreme Court · 1874
- Mellor v. CarithersAppellate Court of Illinois · 1893
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- Karraker v. EddlemanAppellate Court of Illinois · 1902