Martin Emerich Outfitting Co. v. Siegel, Cooper & Co.
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ of Error to the Branch Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on writ of error to the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. R. W. Clifford, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Dunn
In an action of assumpsit the court directed a verdict for the defendant, on which judgment was rendered in its favor, which was affirmed by the Appellate Court. A writ of error is prosecuted to reverse the judgment of affirmance.
In 1890 the Martin Emerich Outfitting Company, the plaintiff in error, was engaged in the retail furniture business at 261 and 263 State street, in Chicago, occupying six floors and the basement at those numbers. On July 12, 1890, it entered into a written contract with Siegel, Cooper & Co., the defendant in error, whereby, after reciting that the plaintiff in error…
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