Sweet-Orr & Co. v. E. G. Hendrickson Co.

Sweet-Orr & Company, Inc., plaintiff, sued E. Gr. Hendrickson Company, Inc., defendant, in the circuit court of Cook county in replevin. The case was tried before the court with a jury and at the close of the plaintiff’s evidence, upon motion of the defendant and over the objection of the plaintiff, the court directed a verdict for the defendant. Judgment was entered on the verdict and a writ of retorno habendo was ordered. This appeal followed.

The plaintiff has assigned and argued a number of grounds why the judgment should be reversed, but in our opinion it is necessary to refer to only…