Hinsdale State Bank v. Lytle

Mr. Presiding Justice O’Connor

delivered the opinion'of the court.

Plaintiff, the payee of a promissory note, brought an action against the defendant, the maker, to recover $1,500, the face of the note with interest. There was a trial before the court without a jury and a finding and judgment in plaintiff’s favor for the amount of its claim, viz., $1,607.42.

The defendant contends that the judgment is wrong and should be reversed because the evidence shows that the note was without consideration, and that the finding and judgment in favor of plaintiff is against the manifest weight of the…