Chicago Pneumatic Tool Co. v. Munsell
Appellate Court of Illinois
Assumpsit, for goods sold and delivered. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Oliver H. Horton, Judge presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the March term, 1903.
1Opinion of the Court
Me. Presiding Justice Waterman
delivered the opinion of the court.
This was an action of assumpsit brought by appellees for the agreed price of certain mica washers alleged to have been manufactured for and delivered to the defendant upon its order. The plaintiffs recovered judgment against appellant for $239.99. The principal defense of appellant is based upon its contention that the contract sued upon was ultra vires the defendant, and therefore void, and that the president of defendant had no authority to make the contract in question. Appellant was incorporated for the purpose of…
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