Walsh v. Lennon

This is an action of assumpsit, brought by Lennon, against Robert Walsh and Thomas Walsh, as partners, doing business under the firm name of “Walsh Bros.,” upon an instrument in writing, dated Joliet, 111., May 27, 1875, and purporting, on its face, to be signed and sealed by Walsh Bros, and by Thomas Walsh, by which they promised, jointly and severally, for value received, to pay to the order of Lennon ¡§980, one day after date, with interest at ten per cent per annum after due, in which instrument it Avas recited that the same Avas given for money loaned. The instrument also contained a…