Legal Opinion
The People v. West. Picture Frame Co.
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided February 16, 1938No. 24384. Reversed and remandedPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Orr
The State of Illinois filed suit in the municipal court of Chicago, against the Western Picture Frame Company, an Illinois corporation, for a balance due on a contract for the sale of furniture made by prisoners at the Illinois State Penitentiary. The case was heard without a jury and judgment was entered by the court in favor of defendant. The State of Illinois has a direct monetary interest in the outcome of the suit, and therefore the appeal comes directly to this court. Ill. Rev. Stat. 1937, chap. 110, par. 199, p. 2408.
During the early part of 1929, representatives of defendant visited…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- A. & S. Henry & Co. v. TalcottNew York Court of Appeals · 1903
- Maffei v. GinocchioIllinois Supreme Court · 1921
3Cited by4 opinions
- Kirk v. Stineway Drug Store Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1963
- SOMERVILLE, ETC., SALES, INC. v. General Metal Corp.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1956
- Grass v. SteinbergAppellate Court of Illinois · 1947
- Donner v. Associated Lace Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1951