Legal Opinion

Freet v. American Electrical Supply Co.

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided December 21, 1909No. Gen. No. 14,756PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Assumpsit. Appeal from the Municipal Court of Chicago; the Hon. FREEMAN K. BLAKE, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the October term, 1908.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Smith

No question of fact is here involved. The controversy as presented on this record arises from the construction of the contract between the parties by the trial court in instructing a verdict for the defendant.

The trial court held, and it is here contended on behalf of appellee, that the contract sued on in this case is not a severable contract for the purchase of fire extinguishers by appellee, the American Electrical Supply Company, and that, therefore, the plaintiff could not maintain an action for the goods sold and delivered under the contract, without proof that he had kept and fulfilled…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Rubens v. HillIllinois Supreme Court · 1904
  2. Palmer v. Meriden Britannia Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1900
  3. Nelson v. OrenIllinois Supreme Court · 1866

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Finlay v. SwirskySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1925
  2. Kenall Mfg. Co. v. Cooper Lighting, LLCDistrict Court, E.D. Illinois · 2018
  3. Kenall Manufacturing Company v. Cooper Lighting, LLCDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2018

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