Adams v. Wooldridge

Case # 1010

Appellant/Plaintiff

George D. Adams

Appellee/Defendant

David Wooldridge

Appellant/Plaintiff Attorneys

  • John D. Urquhart, Schuyler Strong

Appellee/Defendant Attorneys

  • Albert Taylor Bledsoe, Benjamin S. Edwards

County of Origin

Menard County

Justice

Justice Samuel H. Treat

Terms of Court

December 1841

Type of Case

Debt

Disposition

Affirmed

Citation

4 Ill 255

Case Summary

Adams appealed a judgment against him in a case initiated by Wooldridge before a justice of the peace. The circuit court upheld the judgment after Adams attempted to prove the promissory note's illegality due to a gambling wager on the 1840 presidential election. The Supreme Court ruled that such evidence did not constitute a valid defense under applicable statutes. The Court affirmed the judgment was affirmed, then denied a motion for a re-hearing.

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