Martin v. Ehrenfels
Illinois Supreme Court
This was a suit commenced by an affidavit, for an attachment for $1,778.68, on two promissory notes made by plaintiffs in error, under the firm of A. Martin & Co., one dated 16th September, 1858, payable to defendant in error, for $1,248, two months after date, with interest; the other, made by plaintiffs in error, under the same style, dated 29th September, 1858, payable to Greenbaum Brothers, or order, twelve days after date, for $500, with interest at ten per cent.; last…
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This was a suit commenced by an affidavit, for an attachment for $1,778.68, on two promissory notes made by plaintiffs in error, under the firm of A. Martin & Co., one dated 16th September, 1858, payable to defendant in error, for $1,248, two months after date, with interest; the other, made by plaintiffs in error, under the same style, dated 29th September, 1858, payable to Greenbaum Brothers, or order, twelve days after date, for $500, with interest at ten per cent.; last note duly indorsed by payees to the defendant in error. That Martin had departed from the State of Illinois, and that…
1Opinion of the Court
Catón, C. J.
We see no objections to the evidence offered, of the relations formerly existing between the defendants when they resided in Europe. It is true, that these relations there may have had but a slight tendency to show that they were partners in Chicago, but we do not think it was so entirely irrelevant that the verdict should be set aside because it was admitted.
When the larger note was offered in evidence, it was objected to, because of an alleged variance between it and the one declared on, which objection was overruled, and an exception taken. The record does not show that there…
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