Legal Opinion

Hartshorn v. Byrne

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided October 26, 1893PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Second District;— heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of LaSalle county; the Hon. Charles Blanchard, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam :

This was an action of assumpsit, brought by Michael Byrne, against Alfred I. Hartshorn, to recover for a bill of lumber which was furnished by the plaintiff and used by the defendant, in 1882, in the erection of a house. It ia conceded that the plaintiff furnished the lumber and that it was used in building defendant’s house, but the controversy between the parties is in regard to the person who should pay for the lumber. On the part of plaintiff it is insisted that the defendant agreed to pay for the lumber, while, on the other hand, the defendant claims that the lumber was…

2Cited by5 opinions

  1. Dean & Son, Ltd. v. W. B. Conkey Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1913
  2. Devine v. Brunswick-Balke-Collender Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1915
  3. Granite City Lime & Cement Co. v. Board of EducationAppellate Court of Illinois · 1916
  4. Fowler v. CadeAppellate Court of Illinois · 1918
  5. Downey v. Prudential Life Insurance Co. of AmericaIndiana Court of Appeals · 1917

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