Buckley v. Acme Food Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action of assumpsit. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Menard County; the Hon. Thomas N. Mehan, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the November term, 1903.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Puterbaugh
This is an action in assumpsit by appellee against appellant to recover the sum of $480 alleged to be due for 6,000 pounds of “ Acme Food ” sold by appellee through their agent Duncan, to appellant, and for which it is claimed appellant executed a partly written and partly printed order. The defendant interposed the plea .of general issue, and a special plea alleging that the execution of the said order was procured through the fraud and circumvention of appellee’s said agent, Duncan. A trial by jury resulted in a verdict and a judgment for plaintiff in the sum of $325, from which the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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