Werth v. Ollis

—This record involves the liability of the defendants for the amount of an unpaid bank check. In June, 1893, the plaintiff held a note made by George F. Davis, a resident of Fargo, Illinois. The note was secured by a deed of trust on some property in the city of Springfield, Missouri. The plaintiff at that time-was a resident of the city of Chicago, and the defendants were real estate brokers in Springfield and were doing business under the firm name of A. W. Ollis & Company. Davis made arrangements with the defendants to take up his loan, and he wrote to the plaintiff to that effect under…