Emerson v. North American Transportation & Trading Co.
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District ;—heard in that court on appeal from the Municipal Court of Chicago; the Hon. Wells M. Cook, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cartwright
The appellant, W. H. Emerson, brought this suit in the municipal court of Chicago on June 15, 1917, to recover the amount of a certificate of deposit made by the appellee, the North American Transportation and Trading Company, for $10,000 deposited with the defendant on March 31, 1900, at Nome, Alaska, to be re-paid in gold dust at $16 per ounce or United States or Canadian currency, at the defendant’s option, upon the return of the certificate properly indorsed. Issues were formed by an affidavit of defense and submitted to the court for trial. The court heard the evidence and rendered…
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