Bryan v. Lamson
Appellate Court of Illinois
Assumpsit.&emdash;Error to the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. George W. Brown, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the March term, 1899.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Horton
delivered the opinion of the court.
This is an action in assumpsit wherein defendants in error recovered a judgment against plaintiffs in error in the court below. The declaration consists of the common counts. The pleas are the general issue; a verified plea denying joint liability and two pleas averring that the cause of action, if any, was based upon promises made by defendants (plaintiffs in error) to plaintiffs (defendants in error) to repay to plaintiffs money lost in gambling transactions on the Board of Trade in Chicago.
The plaintiffs in error were…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Norton v. VolzkeIllinois Supreme Court · 1895
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- Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis R. R. v. SmithAppellate Court of Illinois · 1903