Legal Opinion
Alexander v. Cunningham
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided November 17, 1884PublishedCited by 9 opinions
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;— heard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Sidney Smith, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Scholfield
This is an action of assumpsit upon an award. The agreement of submission is as follows:
“Chicago, March 27, 1883.
“We, the undersigned, having a controversy regarding the purchase and sale of glucose, having agreed to submit the same to the arbitration of Messrs. Newton Goodwin and P. B. Veiller, (who are authorized to call in a third party in the event of their failure to agree,) do hereby bind ourselves to accept and abide by the decision of a majority of the arbitrators hereto.”
Goodwin and Veiller entered upon their duties as arbitrators. "The parties were" present, and gave evidence as far…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Lutz v. LinthicumSupreme Court of the United States · 1834
- Elmendore v. HarrisCourt for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors · 1840
- Ingraham v. WhitmoreIllinois Supreme Court · 1874
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- Jones v. BishopAppellate Court of Illinois · 1920
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