Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Co. v. National Live Stock Bank
Appellate Court of Illinois
Assumpsit.—Breach of contract. Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook County: the Hon. Jonas Hutchinson, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the March term, 1895.
1Opinion of the Court
Me. Presiding Justice Waterman
delivered tjie opinion oe the Court.
In November, 1888, and for a number of years prior thereto, Hugh Gillice was a cattle buyer at the stock yards in Chicago. Among those for whom he bought cattle was his brother, M. C. Gillice, of Albany, New York.
On the 8th day of' November, 1888, Hugh Gillice bought 299 head of cattle for M. C. Gillice, or more correctly speaking, M. C. Gillice, through his brother, Hugh Gillice, bought 299 head of cattle. For most of the cattle so purchased, Hugh Gillice gave to the vendors, scale tickets. The scale tickets were substantially…
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