La Salle National Bank v. Tolu Rock & Rye Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Rollin’ S. Williamson, Judge, presiding. This was assumpsit brought by the La Salle Rational Bank as indorsee and holder of a bill of exchange, alleged to have been drawn by the He Steiger Glass Company on the Tolu Rock and Rye Company, and accepted by the latter. The instrument was as follows: : $825.00. “Office of De Steiger Glass Company La Salle Ill.
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Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Rollin’ S. Williamson, Judge, presiding. This was assumpsit brought by the La Salle Rational Bank as indorsee and holder of a bill of exchange, alleged to have been drawn by the He Steiger Glass Company on the Tolu Rock and Rye Company, and accepted by the latter. The instrument was as follows: : $825.00. “Office of De Steiger Glass Company La Salle Ill. Dec. 13, 1882. Manufacturers of Window Glass, Glass Ware, Fruit Jars, &c. “Thirty days after date, pay to the order of ourself eight hundred and twenty-five dollars with exchange, value…
1Opinion of the CourtWilson, J.
As to the action of the court in rejecting the draft when offered alone, it is unnecessary to express any opinion. The decisions upon the construction and interpretation of commercial instruments purporting to be executed by one in a representative capacity, are almost infinite in number and variety, some of them being seemingly in conflict with each other, while many are so near the border line as to make it seem they might as appropriately fall on one side as the other.
The only question we shall consider is, as to whether the draft, taken in connection with the parol evidence offered, was…
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