Gleason v. Henry

Citations

• 71 Ill. 109

Syllabus

<p>1. Execution of note — unauthorized, not cured by recognition and promise to pay. If an intestate’s name has been forged, or signed to a promissory note by an unauthorized person, it does not follow that his estate is liable thereon, upon proof of his recognition of the same and promise to pay. The ratification, in such a case, must be made with a full knowledge of the facts affecting the party’s rights.</p> <p>3. Fokm of verdict and judgment in debt. A verdict and judgment in an action of debt, before the Practice Act of 1873, for damages only, which includes the principal debt and interest, as in assumpsit, is erroneous.</p>