Bartee Tie Co. v. Jackson

Appellant, the Bartee Tie Company, brought an action against appellee, William J. Jackson, receiver of the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad Company, in the circuit court of Massac county, to recover damages for the loss of certain railroad cross-ties stored on land leased from said receiver by the appellant. The declaration contained three counts. To the first and third counts appellee filed a plea of the general issue, with a stipulation that all defenses available to him might be proved under that issue. The trial court sustained appellee’s demurrer to the second count, and appellant…