Schnitzer v. Kramer
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ oE Error to the Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. John R. Dowdarr, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cartwright
On September 24, 1912, the plaintiffs in error, John Kramer and Maggie Kramer, made and delivered to the defendant in error, D. Schnitzer, their five promissory notes of that date, four of the notes being for $250 each and the fifth for $150, all with interest at six per cent after maturity. Each note contained a power of attorney authorizing a confession of judgment for the amount of the note, together with costs and attorney’s fees. In the provision for attorney’s fees there was a blank space before the word “dollars,” so that no amount was stated to be included as attorney’s fees. The…
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