Thompson v. Wilson
Appellate Court of Illinois
Memorandum.—In chancery. Appeal from the Circuit Court of McLean County; the Hon. Thomas F. Tipton, Judge, presiding. Bill for injunction; hearing and injunction ordered; appeal by defendant. Heard in this court at the May term, 1894,
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Boggs
Counsel for the appellant administratrix in his brief says : The question presented by this appeal is, “ When the administratrix of the payee of a note brings suit thereon at law against the members of a firm, the note being signed in the firm’s name, can one of the firm, by filing a bill in chancery making the plaintiff and the other partner defendants thereto, thereby render his partner, so made defendant, a competent witness in equity for him, to show that he told plaintiff’s intestate when he signed the note in the firm name and delivered it to said intestate, that the money so borrowed…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Smith v. WestIllinois Supreme Court · 1882
- Dodgson v. HendersonIllinois Supreme Court · 1885
- Bradshaw v. CombsIllinois Supreme Court · 1882
- Norton v. WoodsNew York Court of Chancery · 1835
- Phillip v. LoveAppellate Court of Illinois · 1894
3Cited by1 opinion
- Johnson v. MatthewsAppellate Court of Illinois · 1939