Brown v. Bear
Appellate Court of Illinois
Creditor’s Bill. — Appeal from the Circuit Court of Clay County; the Hon. Samuel L. Dwight, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the February term, 1901.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Bigelow
This is a creditor’s bill, brought by appellant against appellees, to compel payment of a judgment in favor of appellant, rendered by the Probate Court of Clay County against the estate of Oliver Bear, deceased. Appellee Joseph Bear is a brother, and the other appellees are the widow and children of the deceased.
On the 19th of September, 1887, appellant and Oliver Bear became sureties for one Wm. E. Beaird on a promissory note for the sum of $500, payable to Eversman, Wood and Embring, bankers, at Effingham, Illinois. Beaird, the principal on the note, defaulted in the payment of it, and…
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