Casselberry v. Warren
Appellate Court of Illinois
In error to the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Frank Baker, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtMoran, P. J.
This action was brought to recover on six promissory notes made by plaintiff in error to his own order and indorsed to appellee. The case was tried by the judge without a jury, and there was a finding and judgment against plaintiff in error. The defense was failure of consideration. To support it plaintiff in error introduced a written contract made between Lorin S. Allen and Julia P. Warren on one part, and plaintiff in error on the other, in and by which they sold and assigned to him for a consideration of $40,000, “ all the orders and subscriptions now existing for the purchase of copies…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Endsley v. JohnsIllinois Supreme Court · 1887
- Ruff v. JarrettIllinois Supreme Court · 1880
- Allen v. HartIllinois Supreme Court · 1874
- Graham v. EisznerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1888
- Reed v. HastingsIllinois Supreme Court · 1871
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