Tuttle v. Rose

PRESIDING JUSTICE RIZZI

delivered the opinion of the court:

This action was brought by Milton Tuttle, executor of the estate of Bettye Kummerle, to confirm judgment by confession on a promissory note executed by defendant, Lucille K. Rose, and made payable to the decedent, Bettye Kummerle. The trial court entered judgment in favor of plaintiff. We affirm.

At trial, the only witness was Milton Tuttle. He testified that subsequent to decedent’s death on July 13, 1977, and in the performance of his duties as executor of her estate, he found a promissory note in the amount of $10,000 in decedent’s…