Whitton v. Barringer

Citations

• 67 Ill. 551

Syllabus

<p>Monet had and beceived. Where the principal maker of a promissory note paid the amount due thereon to the administrator of the estate of his surety, on his pretense that the estate was liable for it, and the same had been allowed against the estate: Held, in an action by the payee and holder of the note against the administrator, individually, for money had and received to his use, that the defendant could not lawfully withhold such money, and that the plaintiff was entitled to recover the same.</p>