Haijek & Simecek v. Luck

GAINES, Chief Justice.

following question has been certified for our decision:

“This was an action brought by the appellee in the court below to recover of the appellants as the makers of a certain promissory note a balance due thereon after deducting a credit of more than 33 1-3 per cent received by the appellee, an accepting creditor, from the assignee of Haijek & Simecek in a general assignment made by them in accordance with the statute of this State, for the benefit of such of their creditors as would accept the assignment and discharge them from further liability. The assignment was made…