Hottellet v. American Corn Milling Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Municipal Court of Chicago; the Hon. John H. Hume, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the March term, 1909.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Clark
This is an appeal from a judgment of the Municipal Court of Chicago, the case being of the first class and having been tried before the court without a jury. 7
The appellant contracted with appellee to sell and deliver to it 1100 tons of hominy feed, 550 tons at $22.10 per ton, and 550 tons at $23.10 per ton. After appellant had delivered 70 to 80 tons of hominy feed, the mill of appellant in Chicago was destroyed by fire, without any fault on its part. The court found that there was an unconditional agreement on the part of appellant to sell, and on the part of the appellee to buy, the full…
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