PEARCE v. RICE

No. 51.

142 U.S. 28 (1891)

PEARCE v. RICE.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided December 7, 1891.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Huntington W. Jackson for appellant.

Mr. Lewis H. Bisbee for appellee. Mr. Robert H. Kern and Mr. Frank F. Reed were with him on the brief.


MR. JUSTICE HARLAN, after stating the case, delivered the opinion of the court.

Does the bank's judgment against Foote preclude inquiry, in this suit, between the respective assignees of Foote and of Hooker & Co., as to whether the original claim of that firm against Foote, and Foote's transfer of the Couch notes to it with guaranty of payment, were void under the laws of Illinois?

The statute of Illinois referred...

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