Raleigh Manufacturing Co. v. Great Western Smelting & Refining Co.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the circuit court of Cook county in an action of replevin, in favor of appellee. The suit was brought September 1, 1917, to recover possession of 235,955 pounds of brass rods. No property was recovered and the writ was returned no property found. Thereafter, on September 7, 1917, another action of the same kind was brought in the same court against the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Bailroad Company to recover possession of the same merchandise that was sought in the first suit. In the latter suit 122,612 pounds of the brass rods were recovered. The…