Mason v. Wash

Case # 17

Appellant/Plaintiff

James Mason

Appellee/Defendant

Robert Wash

Appellant/Plaintiff Attorneys

  • Henry Starr, David Blackwell

Appellee/Defendant Attorneys

  • Elias Kent Kane

County of Origin

Madison County

Justice

Justice Thomas Reynolds

Terms of Court

December 1822

Type of Case

Trespass on the Case on Promises

Disposition

Reversed

Citation

1 Ill 39

Case Summary

Wash for the use of the Bank of New York sued Mason for a breach of contract in the Madison County Circuit Court for failing to pay a promissory note. Wash recovered a judgment against Mason, and Mason appealed to the Illinois Supreme Court, which reversed the judgement and remanded the cause for new proceedings because the statute of Anne (a copyright law) was not construed in the same way as the statutes in Illinois.

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