Legal Opinion

Pahlman v. Taylor

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided September 15, 1874PublishedCited by 16 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. John.Gt. Rogers, Judge, presiding. This was an action of assumpsit, brought by Allan H. Taylor against Herman J. Pahlman and D. Gr. Rush. The opinion of the court states the facts of the case. The defendants bring the record here by appeal.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scholfield

This was an action of assumpsit, by appellee against appellants as guarantors of a promissory note executed by one Charles "Welsh to appellee, on the 13th day of June, 1870, payable fourteen months after date, for $5,000, with interest at the rate of ten per centum per annum. Appellants’ names were indorsed in blank before the note was delivered, and the first question presented is, did they thereby assume the liability of guarantors, or only that of successive indorsers %

The decisions of the Supreme Court of Indiana, referred to by appellants, seem to sustain the position for which they…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Woodworth v. President, Directors, & Co. of the Bank of AmericaNew York Supreme Court · 1821
  2. Nazro v. FullerNew York Supreme Court · 1840
  3. Chappell v. SpencerNew York Supreme Court · 1857
  4. Lincoln v. HinzeyIllinois Supreme Court · 1869

3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Fishbaugh v. SpunaugleSupreme Court of Iowa · 1902
  2. Merritt v. A. W. Boyden & SonIllinois Supreme Court · 1901
  3. Wabash Railroad v. SpeerIllinois Supreme Court · 1895
  4. Schneider & Davis v. SansomTexas Supreme Court · 1884
  5. Doggett v. GreeneIllinois Supreme Court · 1912

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