Massey v. Farmers' National Bank
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Third District;— heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cass county; the Hon. Cyrus Bpler, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Sheldon
This was a suit brought by .the Farmers’ National Bank of Virginia, against Henry C. Massey, Henderson E. Massey, and George W. Laurie, upon a promissory note, purporting to have been executed jointly and severally by the defendants to the bank. The defendants severed in their pleas, Henry C. Massey pleading the general issue, Laurie the plea of the general issue, sworn to, and Henderson E. Massey filed a plea denying the execution of the note, verified by affidavit. On motion, the plea of Henry C. Massey was stricken from the files, and he was defaulted. Two trials were had, in which, the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Sconce v. HendersonIllinois Supreme Court · 1882
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