Legal Opinion

Harry B. Smead Co. ex rel. Scandinavian Seed Co. v. J. Oliver Johnson, Inc.

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided July 6, 1931No. Gen. No. 35,038PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice McSurely

Scandinavian Seed Company (hereafter called plaintiff) seeks the reversal of an adverse judgment in a garnishment suit tried by the court.

The question involved is whether plaintiff was a creditor within the meaning of this word as used in the Bulk Sales Law, Cahill’s St. ch. 121a, ¶ 1 et seq. and, therefore, entitled to notice of the sale by the Smead Company of its assets.

August 30, 1924, plaintiff sued the Smead Company, asking damages for an alleged breach of contract. April 30, 1925, while said suit was pending, the Smead Company sold all its assets to the defendant, which sale was…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Higbie v. RustIllinois Supreme Court · 1904
  2. Superior Plating Works v. Art Metal Crafts Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1920
  3. White Walnut Coal Co. v. Crescent Coal & Mining Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1912
  4. Steele-Wedeles Co. v. Shoodoc Pond Packing Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1910
  5. Fulrath v. WolfeAppellate Court of Illinois · 1928

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Hart v. EvansAppellate Court of Illinois · 1947
  2. Griffin v. Allis-Chalmers ManufacTuring Co.North Dakota Supreme Court · 1934
  3. Trust Co. of Chicago v. FargesonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1950
  4. Electrical Products Corp. v. Ziegler Drug Stores, Inc.Oregon Supreme Court · 1937
  5. United States v. Goldblatt Bros.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1942

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