Chicago Great Western Railroad v. American McKenna Process Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Will county; the Hon. Arthur W. Deselm, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1915. Certiorari denied by Supreme Court (making opinion final).
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Carnes
The appellant, Chicago Great Western Railroad Company, brought this action of replevin for about 122 tons on its rails in the possession of the appellee, American McKenna Process Company, which held them on claims of liens for labor. A jury trial resulted in a judgment in the alternative, as provided in section 22 of our Replevin Act (J. & A. 9207), that the plaintiff pay the amount claimed or make return of the property, from which judgment this appeal is prosecuted.
There is practically no controversy about the evidentiary facts. There was a written contract of July 13, 1911, that appellee…
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