Legal Opinion
Jeffery v. J. W. Butler Paper Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided May 28, 1890PublishedCited by 2 opinions
In error to the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Murray F. Tuley, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtGary, P. J.
For the purposes of this opinion the facts will be condensed substantially from what the defendants in error state them to he, hut that does not require the court to adopt the construction as to motives and intentions, by them put upon the facts, or to concur in the inferences they draw.
In December, 1883, a fire occurred in the show-printing establishment of John B. Jeffery, in Chicago, and from insurance upon it he received $66,500. The property saved from the fire was worth $29,092.20. To this he added about $25,000 in new materials and machinery.
In February, 1884, he organized the John B.…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Tyler v. SanbornIllinois Supreme Court · 1889
- Walker v. CarringtonIllinois Supreme Court · 1874
- Robbins v. J. W. Butler Paper Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1890
3Cited by2 opinions
- J. W. Butler Paper Co. v. RobbinsIllinois Supreme Court · 1894
- Atwater v. American Exchange National BankAppellate Court of Illinois · 1891