Legal Opinion

Shepard v. Mills

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided April 15, 1897PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Assumpsit, for work and material used in constructing a heating apparatus. Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. Philip Stein, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Waterman

This was an action of assumpsit brought to recover an amount claimed to be due for putting a heating apparatus in the premises of appellant. There was a finding and judgment for the plaintiff.

Where, under a special contract, nothing remains to be done but to pay what is due under the agreement, a recovery can be had under the common counts. Mayer v. Mitchell, 59 Ill. App. 26; Gottschalk v. Smith, 54 Ill. App. 341; 1 Chitty’s Pl. 350, note f.

Whether the contract under consideration had been performed by appellees, as well as whether title to the apparatus had passed, were questions which, so…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Glacius v. . BlackNew York Court of Appeals · 1872
  2. Keeler v. HerrIllinois Supreme Court · 1895
  3. Linch v. Paris Lumber and Grain Elevator Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1891
  4. Leeds v. LittleSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1890
  5. Flaherty v. . MinerNew York Court of Appeals · 1890

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Watson Lumber Co. v. MouserAppellate Court of Illinois · 1975
  2. Stellwagen v. SchmidtAppellate Court of Illinois · 1924
  3. Nebraska Plumbing Supply Co. v. PayneNebraska Supreme Court · 1909
  4. Zapel v. EnnisAppellate Court of Illinois · 1902
  5. Foster v. McKeownAppellate Court of Illinois · 1899

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