Culver v. Hide & Leather Bank

Citations

• 78 Ill. 625

Syllabus

<p>1. Practice—giving time to plead. The giving of time to plead is a matter of discretion with the court, and a refusal to give such leave is not subject to review in this court, where no abuse of discretion appears.</p> <p>3. Assignee before matwrity—subject to what defenses. Pacts showing a failure of consideration or fraud in the consideration of a promissory note, but not showing fraud or circumvention in obtaining its execution, will be no defense against the note in the hands of an assignee taking the same before maturity without notice.</p> <p>3. Assessment of damages—presumption as to proofs. In the absence of a bill of exceptions showing the evidence heard upon the assessment of damages in case of a default, it will be presumed that it was competent and sufficient.</p>