Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad v. Guarantee Co. of North America
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Municipal Court of Chicago; the Hon. Hbank H. Graham, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the March term, 1918. Certiorari denied by Supreme Court (making opinion final).
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Taylor
This is an appeal from a judgment for $2,500, upon a verdict in favor of the plaintiff in a suit in assumpsit against the defendant upon an indemnifying bond.
There have been two trials. Our review upon the appeal from the former judgment—which was upon a directed verdict in favor of the defendant—is in the printed reports 207 Ill. App. 483. Inasmuch as that opinion sets forth fully the nature of the cause of action and the general contentions of the parties, we shall refrain here from reciting, at large, the history of the case.
The defendant contends (1) that whatever audits and verifications…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Guarantee Co. of North America v. Mechanics' Savings Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1902
- United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. First National Bank of DundeeIllinois Supreme Court · 1908
- Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad v. Guaranty Co. of North AmericaAppellate Court of Illinois · 1917
- Whyland v. Chicago Bonding & Surety Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1918