Lewinsohn v. Stevens
Appellate Court of Illinois
Assumpsit, for the price of goods sold and delivered. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Richard S. Tuthill, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Shepard
delivered the opinion • op the Court.
The appellees sued the appellant for goods, wares and merchandise sold and delivered, and upon an account stated, and filed with their declaration an affidavit of amount due* $384.84.
The appellant pleaded the general issue, but did not file an affidavit of merits, nor did he offer any evidence at the trial.
The only evidence in the case was the testimony of a witness for the appellees, who was their collector, that on numerous occasions, as many as twenty times, he called at appellant’s place of business to collect an account…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Gibler v. City of MattoonIllinois Supreme Court · 1897
- Chicago & Eastern Railroad v. HollandIllinois Supreme Court · 1887
- Flaningham v. HogueAppellate Court of Illinois · 1895
- Schanzenbach v. BroughAppellate Court of Illinois · 1895
- Baker ex rel. Brant v. NewburyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1896
3Cited by1 opinion
- Alexander v. Brewerton Coal Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1930