Legal Opinion
Knecht v. Boshold
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided January 27, 1908No. Gen. No. 18,595PublishedCited by 5 opinions
Action commenced before justice of the peace. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Richard W. Clifford, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Holdom
delivered the opinion of the court.
This action is based upon the following written in- ■ strument:
“Kreuzlingon, September 10, 1887.
I herewith admit to have received of my sister Fredericks Knecht as a loan 400 marks (four hundred marks) and promise to pay back with interest at 4% at an (after) indefinite time.
Stephan Knecht.”
The cause was first tried before a Cook county justice of the peace, resulting in a judgment of $100 against appellant, who appealed to the Circuit Court, where the case was tried before the court without a jury. The Circuit Court found the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Hunt v. DivineIllinois Supreme Court · 1865
- White v. SmithIllinois Supreme Court · 1875
- Bartlett v. WrightAppellate Court of Illinois · 1888
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