Hall v. First National Bank
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. John P. Altgeld, Judge, presiding. This is a suit by the First National Bank of Emporia, doing business at Emporia, Kansas, against William and Simeon F. Hall, partners, etc., to recover upon the alleged promise by the Halls to accept and pay drafts drawn on them by Greer & Way, and which had been discounted by the bank.
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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. John P. Altgeld, Judge, presiding. This is a suit by the First National Bank of Emporia, doing business at Emporia, Kansas, against William and Simeon F. Hall, partners, etc., to recover upon the alleged promise by the Halls to accept and pay drafts drawn on them by Greer & Way, and which had been discounted by the bank. There was evidence that Greer & Way, who were cattle dealers and shippers in Kansas, made arrangements with appellants, who were cattle…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Shope
This suit was upon a draft drawn by Greer & Way, October 2, 1886, in favor of appellee, upon the defendants, which, it. is alleged, they undertook and promised the plaintiff to accept ' and pay. We shall consider only such points as are material, not observing the order in which they are made. r The principal question is, whether the defendants agreed to accept and pay the draft in suit. That is a question of fact, but upon, its determination depends the propriety of' some of the instructions, and we are therefore at liberty to consider the evidence. The contention of appellants is, that they…
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