Hamilton v. Singer Manufacturing Co.
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Erastus S. Williams, Judge, presiding. This was an action of replevin, brought by the Singer Manufacturing Company against James Hamilton. A trial resulted in a verdict and judgment for the plaintiff. The defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Thornton
The evidence in this case shows, that appellees sold and delivered to the wife of appellant, in June, 1866, a sewing machine, and received twenty dollars in part payment. Mrs. Hamilton was to pay seventy dollars for the machine, in monthly payments, after the first.
On the twenty-fourth of January, 1867, the company had the machine seized by virtue of a writ of replevin and removed from the house of appellant. We can not refrain from characterizing the conduct of the officer, on the occasion, as most violent and outrageous, and grossly insulting to Mrs. Hamilton. There was no evidence of a…
2Cited by7 opinions
- General Motors Acceptance Corp. v. VaughnIllinois Supreme Court · 1934
- Mohler v. Guest Piano Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1919
- Bent v. JonesAppellate Court of Illinois · 1912
- Suiter v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1909
- Morrison v. JonesAppellate Court of Illinois · 1880
2 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.