Telluride Power Transmission Co. v. Crane Co.
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Branch Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in. that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. H. B. Willis, Judge, presiding. This is an appeal from an affirmance by the Appellate Court of the judgment of the circuit court of Cook county in a suit by appellee to recover the balance due on a contract of sale of a quantity of iron pipe by appellee. to appellants.
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Appeal from the Branch Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in. that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. H. B. Willis, Judge, presiding. This is an appeal from an affirmance by the Appellate Court of the judgment of the circuit court of Cook county in a suit by appellee to recover the balance due on a contract of sale of a quantity of iron pipe by appellee. to appellants. August 13, 1896, the Telluride Power Transmission Company contracted with one T. B. Rhodes for the erection of a flume and pipe line. In furtherance of his contract Rhodes gave appellee…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Wilkin
The action in this case is not brought upon the contract between the Crane Company and Rhodes to furnish pipe to the latter for the pipe line he had contracted to erect for the Telluride Company, but the suit is against the latter company and L. L. Nunn, the general manager' of that company, (appellants here,) jointly, upon a contract for the sale of certain pipe at the time on cars at Ophir, Colorado, which had been shipped by appellee to Rhodes on his contract, which he, by reason of his insolvency,, was unable to perform, the pipe being thereby left upon the hands of appellee. Appellants…
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- Kohl v. LindleyIllinois Supreme Court · 1866
- Carondelet Iron Works v. MooreIllinois Supreme Court · 1875
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