Legal Opinion

Kelley, Maus & Co. v. Caffrey

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided December 23, 1898PublishedCited by 10 opinions

Assumpsit, for goods sold, etc. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Richard S. Tuthill, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the Court

Mr. Justioe BLorton

delivered the opinion of the court.

This is a suit in assumpsit brought by appellee to recover for goods sold to appellant. The declaration consists of the common counts only. Appellant pleaded general issue and set-off. Special demurrers, one to the original and one to each of the two amended pleas of set-off, were sustained. Then appellant withdrew its plea of the general issue and elected to abide by its special pleas, and thereupon judgment was entered for the principal of appellee’s claim, $482.63, and interest thereon, $34.10.

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2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Summers v. Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1894
  2. Butts v. CollinsCourt for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors · 1834
  3. Devine v. EdwardsIllinois Supreme Court · 1881
  4. Follansbee v. AdamsIllinois Supreme Court · 1877
  5. East v. CrowIllinois Supreme Court · 1873

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Bank of Chicago-Garfield Ridge v. Park National BankAppellate Court of Illinois · 1992
  2. Bankers Life & Casualty Co. v. Bellanca Corp.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1961
  3. Ideal Coated Paper Co. v. Samuel Cupples Envelope Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1912
  4. Turnbull Joice Lumber Co. v. Chicago Lumber & Coal Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1910
  5. Sterling-Midland Coal Co. v. Great Lakes Coal & Coke Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1926

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