Sims v. Bice
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Sangamon county; the Hon. John A. McClernand, Judge, presiding. The note sued on in this case was procured of the defendant while he was plowing in his field with a pair .of young mules. The agent pretended to give him the appointment of local agent to sell machines for the Kalamazoo Manufacturing Corporation. The other facts appear in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Walker
This was an action brought before a justice of the peace of Sangamon county, by appellants, on a promissory note, against appellee. A trial was had before the justice of the peace, who rendered judgment in favor of defendant, and plaintiffs appealed to the circuit court. A trial was had therein by the court, and a jury, resulting in a verdict in favor of the defendant, and after overruling a motion for a new trial, judgment was rendered on the verdict, and the record is brought to this court and errors are assigned.
The defense below was, that the note was obtained by fraud and circumvention,…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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