Legal Opinion

Endsley v. Johns

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided May 12, 1887PublishedCited by 46 opinions

Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Third District;—• heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Coles county; the Hon. C. B. Smith, Judge, presiding.

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Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Third District;—• heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Coles county; the Hon. C. B. Smith, Judge, presiding. The declaration contained two counts, in each of which it was alleged that John Kimlin purchased cattle of Johns, and gave his check on the First National Bank of Kansas, Illinois, for $1041.74, (th'e price of the cattle,) and that Endsley falsely and deceitfully represented to Johns that Kimlin was solvent, and that the check was good, and would be honored by the bank, and then averred that Kimlin was insolvent, and the check…

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Shope

This was an action on the case, for fraud and deceit, brought to the circuit court of Coles county, resulting in a verdict and judgment for the plaintiff. On the defendant’s appeal, the Appellate Court for the Third District affirmed the judgment, and on his further appeal the case is brought to this court.

An accurate statement of the character and state of the pleadings, and issues arising thereon, will be found in the opinion of the Appellate Court, (Endsley v. Johns, 17 Bradw. 466,) rendering any further statement here unnecessary; and as this is an appeal from a judgment of the Appellate…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Upton v. VailNew York Supreme Court · 1810
  2. Eames v. MorganIllinois Supreme Court · 1865
  3. Schwabacker v. RiddleIllinois Supreme Court · 1881
  4. Ladd v. PigottIllinois Supreme Court · 1885

3Cited by46 opinions

  1. Mother Earth, Ltd. v. Strawberry Camel, Ltd.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1979
  2. Hindman v. First Nat. Bank of LouisvilleCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1902
  3. Fischer v. KletzDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1967
  4. Board of Water Commissioners v. RobbinsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1910
  5. Laughlin v. HopkinsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1920

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