Thomas v. First National Bank
Appellate Court of Illinois
Assumpsit, goods sold and delivered. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Peoria County; the Hon. Thomas-M. Shaw, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the December term, 1895.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Lacey
The appellee sued appellant in assumpsit on the common counts to recover the proceeds of three car loads of oranges, shipped from Florida in 1894, by George B. Usner, consigned to appellant. There was trial before a jury and verdict for appellee for $558.64, the amount of the value of the oranges consigned to appellee. Bills of lading were made out by the clerk of the Florida Central and Peninsular R. R. Co., for cars L. & N. 15243, 17689 and 15658.
The cars were shipped January 8 or 9, 1894, and would have reached Peoria, the point of destination, on the 12th of the same month. The aggregate…
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