Mallen v. Langworthy
Appellate Court of Illinois
Assumpsit, for an assessment. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Frank Baker, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Shepard
delivered the opinion of the Court.
This ivas a suit brought by the receiver of the Mutual Fire Insurance Company, of Chicago, against the appellants, copartners, doing business as H. Z. Mallen & Co., to recover an assessment made in a proceeding for the purpose of winding up the affairs of said company, upon their premium or deposit note, given to the insurance company at the time they took out a policy of fire insurance in said company.
Except in particulars applicable to the different transactions, the note was like the one set forth in the statement of facts in…
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