Potter v. Gronbeck
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;— heard in' that court on appeal from the Superior Court of .Cook county; the Hon. Joseph E. Gary, Judge, presiding. This suit was brought in the Superior Court of Cook county, by Lauchlin McLean, for the use of Delonas W. Potter, against J. A. Gronbeck, John Levin, Knute Nelson, Charles J. Stromberg, John Hanson and Thomas Brown.
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Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;— heard in' that court on appeal from the Superior Court of .Cook county; the Hon. Joseph E. Gary, Judge, presiding. This suit was brought in the Superior Court of Cook county, by Lauchlin McLean, for the use of Delonas W. Potter, against J. A. Gronbeck, John Levin, Knute Nelson, Charles J. Stromberg, John Hanson and Thomas Brown. The declaration contains the common counts, and also a special count upon a written guaranty purporting to be signed by all of defendants. The guaranty upon which the special count is framed, appears to have…
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. 'Chief Justice Scott
delivered the opinion of the Court:
’There would seem to be one reason why the present judgment should be affirmed, without- any reference to the merits of the controversy. It is ■ seen the suit was commenced by “Lauchlin McLean, for the use of Delonas W. Potter.” After-wards, by leave of court granted for that purpose, Lauchlin McLean was dismissed out of the suit, leaving Delonas W. Potter the only plaintiff, and since then the suit has progressed in the name of Potter, and he alone appealed frpm the decision of the trial court. It is obvious there can be no recovery…
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