Frost v. Standard Metal Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action of assumpsit. Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. Philip Stein, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1903.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Ball
Counsel for appellant contend, first, that the so-called guaranty is in legal effect simply an offer or proposal on the part of Frost to guarantee the purchases of George K. Harrington & Co.; second, that when there is a mere proposal to guarantee, there is no meeting of minds until the offer is accepted and notice is given to the guarantor of such acceptance; and third, that the so-called guaranty was limited to an account of $1,500, and that when goods to that amount had been sold to Harrington & Co. and that credit and amount had been cancelled by payment (as is the case here) it operated…
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