Legal Opinion

French v. Lowry

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided December 15, 1857PublishedCited by 8 opinions

APPEAL FROM MACOUPIN. The appellee sued the appellant before a justice of the peace, and obtained judgment for $44, which was appealed, and the following bill of exceptions was submitted as an abstract of the case.

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APPEAL FROM MACOUPIN. The appellee sued the appellant before a justice of the peace, and obtained judgment for $44, which was appealed, and the following bill of exceptions was submitted as an abstract of the case. Be it remembered that tiiis cause was tried by the court by the consent of parties, and that the following was all the evidence in the case: The plaintiff proved by two witnesses that they had at different times and shops, since the occurrence of difficulty between the parties, finished 16 pairs of window blinds for the defendant, the materials of which (excepting the slats for 5…

1Opinion of the CourtSkinner, J.

Lowry sued French, before a justice of the peace, on an account for carpenter work and materials furnished, and recovered judgment for $44. French appealed to the Circuit Court, where the cause was tried by the court and the judgment below affirmed. On the trial, the plaintiff proved by a witness a portion of his account for work done and materials furnished, and then proved by another witness that in March, 1855, he, witness, at the plaintiff’s request, presented his account of from forty to forty-five dollars to the defendant for settlement, and that the defendant (not disputing the…

2Cited by8 opinions

  1. Corcoran v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1940
  2. Chicago & Rock Island Railroad v. McKeanIllinois Supreme Court · 1866
  3. Wood v. PriceIllinois Supreme Court · 1868
  4. Tolman v. RaceIllinois Supreme Court · 1865
  5. Walsh v. DunnAppellate Court of Illinois · 1889

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