Hughes v. Bell
Appellate Court of Illinois
Replevin.—Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Edward F. Dunne, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1895.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Gary
delivered the opinion of the Court.
This case illustrates the prudence of requiring that the pecuniary engagements of a married man shall be joined in by his wife. The appellants demised to the husband of appellee for the year 1893—the World’s Fair year—a hotel for the gross rent of $7,200, payable in installments. He. furnished the hotel, partly on credit, secured by chattel mortgage.
June 28, 1893, he then owing $2,700 of the installments of rent due, he made and delivered to the appellee a bill of sale of the furniture for the consideration of $1,700, which bill was…
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- Felton v. StrongAppellate Court of Illinois · 1890
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