Ruff v. Jarrett
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Third District; the Hon. Chauncey L. Higbee, presiding Justice, and the Hon. Oliver L. Davis and Hon. Lyman Lacey, Justices. This was an action of assumpsit, brought by James Jarrett against John Ruff and others, upon a promissory note. The case was tried in the circuit court of Adams county, the Hon. Joseph Shops, judge, presiding, and taken by appeal to the Appellate Court. Messrs. Arntzen & Moore, for the appellants.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Walker
It appears that Jarrett brought an action of assumpsit against Ruff and others on a promissory note for $3340. Defendants filed the plea of the general issue and pleas of partial failure of the consideration, and warranty of the quantity of ice for which the note was given, and that the warranty had failed, whereby they had suffered loss. A trial was had by the court and a jury, which resulted in a verdict in favor of the plaintiff. After overruling a motion for a new trial the court rendered a judgment on the verdict against defendants, and they appealed to the Appellate Court for the Third…
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