Legal Opinion

Green v. Shaw

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided June 1, 1896PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Assumpsit, on promissory notes. Error to the Circuit Court of La Salle County; the Hon. Charles Blanchard, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the December term, 1895.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Harker

The chief contentions of the plaintiff in error why the judgment should be reversed, are that the court erred in re fusing to exclude the evidence when the defendants in error rested their case with the introduction of the notes sued on without proving the joint liability of James A. Green; that the court erred in rendering judgment against two of the defendants below without having required the issuance and return of summons against the third defendant; and that the notes were executed without consideration as to plaintiff in error.

The first contention is based upon the assumption that the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Cassady v. Trustees of SchoolsIllinois Supreme Court · 1882
  2. McKinney v. PeckIllinois Supreme Court · 1862
  3. King v. HainesIllinois Supreme Court · 1860
  4. Fender v. StilesIllinois Supreme Court · 1863

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Brown v. GersonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1913
  2. Industrial National Bank v. ShalinAppellate Court of Illinois · 1947
  3. Scanlon v. PeopleAppellate Court of Illinois · 1901
  4. Sears Roebuck & Co. v. WolfAppellate Court of Illinois · 1927

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