Stevenson v. Earling
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the First Branch Appellate Court for the First District; — heard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Samuel C. Stough, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stone
Thomas H. Stevenson, appellee, brought an action in assumpsit on the common counts against the appellants to recover the sum of $1750, which appellee had paid on or about April 5, 1914, to appellants upon a certain subscription contract for railroad bonds. There appears to be no dispute as to the contract existing between the parties in this case, and it is agreed that by reason of the eventual refusal on the part of the railroad company to issue the bonds concerning which the appellee and appellants had entered into said contract the bonds were not and could not be furnished, and that…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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- H. O. Stone & Co. v. FerryIllinois Supreme Court · 1909
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