Legal Opinion

Chalmers & Williams v. Walter Bledsoe & Co.

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided June 2, 1920No. Gen. No. 24,976PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Appeal from the Municipal Court of Chicago; the Hon. Hush J. Kearns, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the March term, 1919.

1Opinion of the Court

Mr. Presiding Justice Thomson

delivered the opinion of the court.

The plaintiff, Chalmers & Williams, is a corporation engaged in the manufacture of machinery and the defendant is a corporation engaged in the business of mining and selling coal. The plaintiff brought this action on a. contract, under which it was provided that the plaintiff would buy and the defendant sell all of the plaintiff’s “consumption requirements” of coal for a period of 2 years, from May 1, 1914 to May 1, 1916, and that the plaintiff might have an option of renewing the contract for an additional period of 2 years,…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Minnesota Lumber Co. v. Whitebreast Coal Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1895
  2. National Furnace Co. v. Keystone Manufacturing Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1884
  3. Russell, Burdsall & Ward v. Excelsior Stove & Manufacturing Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1905
  4. Fred Allen Automobile Supply Co. v. H. W. Johns-Manville Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1918

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Empire Gas Corporation v. American Bakeries CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
  2. In Re United Cigar Stores Co. of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1934
  3. NCC Sunday Inserts, Inc. v. World Color Press, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1991
  4. In Re United Cigar Stores Co. of AmericaDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1934
  5. Schawk, Inc. v. Donruss Trading Cards, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 2001

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