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59 Ill. App. 378

Pickel v. Luetgert

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided June 24, 1895

Appellate Court of Illinois · decided 1895-06-24

<p>1. Res Gestee—Conversation Between Payee and Banlc, When Admissible.—Where the payee of a check presented the same to the bank for payment and payment was refused, in a suit between him and the drawer, after the failure of the bank, the conversation between the ' payee and the person in the bank to whom he presented the check is admissible as res gestee.</p>

Affirmed · Decided 1895-06-24

Mr. Justice Gary

¶1delivered the opinion of the Court.

¶2The appellants, composing the firm of Jacob Pickel & Bro., gave to the appellee a check for $85.85. Three days afterward the bank on which it was drawn failed. The appellee testified that he presented the check to the bank for payment the next day after he received it, and payment was refused; and that the next day he told one of the appellants and asked him to take up the check, and he refused to do so.

¶3There was no other testimony that the check was presented, and the alleged interview between the parties on the second day was denied. The appellants had plenty of money in the bank.

¶4The only question in the case is, which, as a witness, told the truth—the appellant Jacob Pickel, or the appellee. We don’t know, arid therefore can not say that the circuit judge erred in believing either.

¶5The testimony of the appellee as to what passed between himself and the person in the bank to whom he presented the check was admissible as res gestee. The judgment is affirmed.

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