Wooters v. King
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Marion county; the Hon. Silas L. Bryan, Judge, presiding. This was an action of assumpsit, a trial of which, in the court below, resulted in a verdict and judgment for the plaintiff, The defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Lawrence
This was an action brought by John D. King, as administrator of the estate of James A. King, against Wooters, to recover the value of one-third of a threshing machine sold by James A. King to Wooters. The defense was, that King had warranted the machine to be good, and that it was worthless, and further, that the suit was barred by the statute of limitations. On the trial, the defendant asked the following instructions, which the court refused :
“The court instructs the jury, for defendant, that if you believe, from the evidence, that the account sued on was for a threshing machine, and that…
2Cited by13 opinions
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