Illinois Terra Cotta Lumber Co. v. Owen
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Francis Adams, Judge,' presiding.
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Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Francis Adams, Judge,' presiding. This is an action of assumpsit, brought under the provisions of a contract made and entered into between appellant and appellee on May 17, 1887, the material parts of which are as follows: “This article of agreement, made and entered into this May 13, 1887, by and between the Illinois Terra Cotta Lumber Company, a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the State of Illinois, residing and doing…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Wilkin
It is not claimed by appellee that the contract between the parties is in any way invalid, nor that it was not in force and binding upon them at the time the sale was made by him to the Pioneer Construction Company. His contention is, that only sales negotiated within the State of Illinois are covered by the terms of the agreement; that the evidence in this case shows that the sale in question was contracted in Hobart, Ind., and therefore plaintiff failed to make out a case entitling it to recover. Upon that theory the circuit court took the case from the jury, and on that ground alone the…
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