Legal Opinion

Judson v. Gookwin

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided April 15, 1865PublishedCited by 14 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court of Kendall county; the Hon. Madison Hollister, Judge, presiding. This was an action of assumpsit in the Kendall Circuit Court, hy Hiram Goodwin, against Lewis B. Judson, as endorser of a note of the terms following: $586.33. Oswego, 18th Dec., 1857. Four years after date, I promise to pay to the order of Lewis B. Judson, five hundred and eighty-six 33-100 dollars, at the County Clerk’s office, with interest after due at ten per cent., value…

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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Kendall county; the Hon. Madison Hollister, Judge, presiding. This was an action of assumpsit in the Kendall Circuit Court, hy Hiram Goodwin, against Lewis B. Judson, as endorser of a note of the terms following: $586.33. Oswego, 18th Dec., 1857. Four years after date, I promise to pay to the order of Lewis B. Judson, five hundred and eighty-six 33-100 dollars, at the County Clerk’s office, with interest after due at ten per cent., value received. E. G. AMENT. On which note was this indorsement: I guarantee the collection of the within note. L. B. Judson. The…

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Breese

Two questions are presented by this record. Mrst, Was the guaranty of Judson negotiable ? and Second, Was due diligence used by the endorser to collect the note of the maker ?

The note was in the following form : .

$586.33. Oswego, 18th Dec., 1857.

Four years after date, I promise to pay to the order of Lewis B. ¿Hudson, five hundred and eighty-six 33-100 dollars, at the County Clerk’s Office, with interest after due at ten per cent., for value received.

E. G. AMENT.

Oswego, Dec. 8,1858

I guarantee the collection of the within note.

L. B. Judsott.

The first count of the declaration is upon the…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Joslyn v. CollinsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1861

3Cited by14 opinions

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