Patton v. Gates
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Sangamon county; the Hon. John A. McClernand, Judge, presiding. This was a proceeding by garnishment, instituted by Matthew Patton against Leander Gates. The facts of the case are stated in the opinion of the court, except that the proof showed the note given by Gates was overdue and still in the hands of the wife of Kirkpatrick, the debtor, at the time of the trial.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Walker
At the September term, 1871, of the Sangamon circuit court, appellant obtained a judgment against Walter Kirkpatrick and Bobert N. Allen, who were partners, for the sum of $380.21 and costs; an execution was issued, and was returned no property found. An affidavit was filed by appellant, stating the facts, and alleging that appellee was indebted to Kirkpatrick.
Interrogatories were filed, to which appellee answered that he had purchased of the wife of Kirkpatrick eighty acres of land, and had paid her part in money and property, and had given to her his note for the sum of $300, with ten per…
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