John V. Farwell Co. v. Nathanson
Appellate Court of Illinois
Trespass on the Case, for obtaining goods on credit by false statements. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County: the Hon. Edward F. Dunne, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the October term, 1900.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Shepard
In an action of case brought by the appellant against the appellee for obtaining goods on credit by a false statement the jury returned a verdict in favor of the defendant, and this appeal is for the purpose of reversing the judgment entered thereon.
The statement alleged to be false was made by the appellee in the fall of 1895 at the store of appellant, where the appellee had gone to apply for and obtain credit in a business he, together with one Wile, were about to engage in, in Indiana.
The statement was made in writing and on its face purports to be for the purpose of obtaining credit with…
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- McBean v. FoxAppellate Court of Illinois · 1878
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