Rogers v. Durant
Supreme Court of the United States
EEEOE TO THE CIRCUIT CQURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOE THE NOETHEEN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS. This was an action of assumpsit brought by Henry J. Rogers, January 26, 1884, against "William F. Durant' and others, as “surviving partners of the late firm of James W. Davis and associates,” in the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern District of Illinois, upon twenty instruments in writing, bearing various dates from April 12, 1869, to February 12, 1870. Durant alone was…
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EEEOE TO THE CIRCUIT CQURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOE THE NOETHEEN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS. This was an action of assumpsit brought by Henry J. Rogers, January 26, 1884, against "William F. Durant' and others, as “surviving partners of the late firm of James W. Davis and associates,” in the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern District of Illinois, upon twenty instruments in writing, bearing various dates from April 12, 1869, to February 12, 1870. Durant alone was served with process. The original declaration consisted of the common counts, and was subsequently amended by the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Field
If the fburth plea was sufficient in law to bar the maintenance of this action, it is not necessary to set forth the other pleadings and the action of the court thereon.. . The first and second sections of an act of the General Assembly of the State of Illinois, entitled “An act to amend the several laws, concerning limitation of actions,” approved November 5, 1849, (Laws Ill. 2d Sess. 1849, p. 44; 1 Gross’ Ill. Stat. 1870, 3d ed. p. 430, §§ 17, 18,) provided:
“ Section 1. That all actions founded upon any promissory note, simple contract in writing, bond, judgment or other evidence of…
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