Adams & Westlake Co. v. Westlake
Appellate Court of Illinois
Assumpsit, under the common counts. Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. Axel Chytraus, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the March term, 1900.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Horton
In this case a judgment was obtained by appellee against appellants in the trial court for §1,200. Appellee, by contract in writting, granted to the Adams & W estlalce Mann-factoring Company, a Michigan corporation, the exclusive right to manufacture certain patented articles under United States patents owned by appellee, for which said corporation agreed to pay to appellee a certain fixed amount, annually, as royalty. It is contended by appellee that said Michigan corporation transferred to the appellant, an Illinois corporation, all of its assets, including the right to manufacture under…
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- Beard v. ConverseIllinois Supreme Court · 1877
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