Link Belt Machinery Co. v. Hughes
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Branch Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. A. H. Chetlain, Judge, presiding. This is an appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Court for the First District reversing a decree of the superior court of Cook county.
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Appeal from the Branch Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. A. H. Chetlain, Judge, presiding. This is an appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Court for the First District reversing a decree of the superior court of Cook county. The same parties were before this court in Link Belt Machinery Co. v. Hughes, 174 Ill. 155, where a full statement of the case is given up to' the time of that appeal. It was there found that appellee was entitled-to the sum' of §3774.38 for rent due under his lease to the Standard…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Carter
We are of the opinion that the facts contained in this record show that there was collusion between the appellant and the eggette company, and that the creditor’s bill was filed to secure to appellant the control of the eggette company’s plant through appellant’s treasurer, who was appointed receiver and for whose benefit appellant advanced a large sum of money, trusting for re-payment to his success in managing the experiment it had entered upon with the eggette company’s property. The effect of the- whole proceeding was to hinder other creditors from asserting their rights at law, and when…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Highley v. DeaneIllinois Supreme Court · 1897
- Durand & Co. v. Gray, Kingman & CollinsIllinois Supreme Court · 1889
- McAnrow v. MartinIllinois Supreme Court · 1899
- Radford v. FolsomSupreme Court of Iowa · 1880
- Link Belt Machinery Co. v. HughesIllinois Supreme Court · 1898
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3Cited by18 opinions
- W. E. Erickson Construction, Inc. v. Congress-Kenilworth Corp.Illinois Supreme Court · 1986
- Hawes v. First Nat. BankCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1915
- Bither v. ColemanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1907
- In re Richardson's EstateDistrict Court, N.D. Texas · 1923
- Smith v. HillCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1965
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