Hall v. Cordell
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS. The case was stated by the court as follows: This was an action of assumpsit.
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ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS. The case was stated by the court as follows: This was an action of assumpsit. It was based upon an alleged verbal agreement made on or about April 1, 1886, at Marshall, Missouri, between the defendants in error, plaintiffs below, doing business at that place as bankers, under the name of Cordell & Dunnica, and the plaintiffs in error, doing business at the Union Stock Yards, Chicago, Illinois, under the came of Hall Bros. & Co. There was a verdict and judgment in favor of the plaintiffs for $5785.79. The…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hablan
There was evidence on behalf of the defendants tending to show that no such agreement was made as that alleged. But the issues of fact were fairly submitted to the jury, and we must assume, on this writ of error, that the jury found from the evidence that the alleged agreement was made between the parties.
Our examination must be restricted to the questions of law involved in the rulings of the court below. And the only one which, in our judgment, it is necessary to notice is that arising upon the instructions asked by the defendant, and which the court refused to give, to the effect that the…
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- Scudder v. Union National BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1875
- Boyce & Henry v. EdwardsSupreme Court of the United States · 1830
- New York & Virginia State Stock Bank v. GibsonThe Superior Court of New York City · 1856
- Blakiston v. DudleyThe Superior Court of New York City · 1856
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