Hefner v. Dawson

Citations

• 63 Ill. 403

Syllabus

<p>Pbokissoby note—estoppel to deny signature. In a suit upon a promissory note, one of the makers, by his plea, verified by affidavit, denied the execution of the note by him. The proof showed that, by his admissions and declarations, the note was “all right,” and that if the plaintiff would “hold still” lie would pay him, he knowingly and designedly induced the plaintiff to omit taking measures to collect the same of the other maker when he was solvent, until after he left the country: Held, that, by these acts and assurances he was estopped from denying the fact of his execution of the note</p>