Ellwood Mfg. Co. v. Faulkner
Appellate Court of Illinois
Replevin.—Appeal from the Circuit Court of Winnebago County; the Hon. John C. Garver, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1899.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Higbee
This was an action of replevin, by appellant against appellee, for a car load of barbed wire. The case was tried by a jury, and there was a verdict and judgment for appellee. The wire in question was sold and shipped to P. W. Fenlon, a merchant doing business at Durand, Illinois.
Fenlon, who was at the time in failing circumstances, obtained the wire of appellant by making false statements as to his financial condition. On September 7,1897, Fenlon made a bill of sale of his stock and some other property to E. B. Norton, and on the same day Norton sold and executed a bill of sale of the same to…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Fisher v. Board of TradeIllinois Supreme Court · 1875
- Faulkner v. I. L. Elwood Manufacturing Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1898
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