Keith v. Sturges
Illinois Supreme Court
Keith v. Sturges, 51 Ill. 142 (Ill. 1869)
Lawrence
Keith v. Sturges
Opinion of the Court
delivered the opinion of the Court:
The declaration in this case alleges the defendants made and delivered their note to Sturges & Com., and that Sturges & Com. endorsed it to the plaintiff. The note offered in evidence, was payable to Sturges & Com., and was endorsed Sturges & Co. It is objected that this is a variance. The objection is not well taken. Com.. and Co. are both well understood abbreviations of the word “ Company,” when used as a part of the name of a commercial firm.
Judgment affirmed,.
Reference
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- Samuel L. Keith v. Frank Sturges
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- Syllabus
- 1. Allegations and proof—whether a variance. “ Com.” and “ Co.” are well understood abbreviations of the word “ Company,” when used as a part of the name of a commercial firm. 2. So, in an action by the assignee of a note made payable to “ Sturges & Com.” it was alleged that it was endorsed by “ Sturges & Com.” and the note produced in evidence was endorsed “ Sturges & Co:” Meld, there' was no variance.