Knotts v. Preble
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of McLean county; the Hon. John M. Scott, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Breese
This was an action of assumpsit, in the McLean Circuit Court, by George W. Knotts and Matthew A. Steers, late partners, against Charles H. Preble, on a promissory note, and verdict and judgment for the defendant.
The defense was, no consideration. The cause was tried by a jury, and much testimony heard. »
It appears that Preble had an insurance on a stock of goods in a store room in Lexington, which was totally destroyed by fire, which extended to the store of the plaintiffs, who lost several thousand dollars by the accident.
The plaintiffs, by Knotts, persuaded the defendant that he was under…
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