Burnham v. Roberts
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Peoria county; the Hon. S. D. Puterbaugh, Judge, presiding. This was an action of assumpsit, brought by John D. Roberts against ¡Nelson Burnham, to recover the price of certain claims upon an estate alleged to have been sold. The opinion of the court contains a substantial statement of the leading facts.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Walker
Appellee alleges that he sold to appellant claims on the estate of one John W. Proctor, for which he was to pay him $825; that appellee held a portion of the claims in his own right, and, by agreement, purchased other claims. He insists that it was agreed that appellee should have the claims probated against the estate, and that appellant was then to pay him for them, and that he did have them probated, but it appears they were in his own name, or in the names of the holders for his use.
Appellant, on the other hand, denies that he ever made any such purchase. He admits that there were…
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