Sagola Lumber Co. v. Chicago Title & Trust Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action for damages for breach of contract, etc. Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. Jonas Hutchinson, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the March term, 1904. Statement by the Court. This suit was commenced by Edward Browne, ¡Robert L. Chapin, William P. Cary and Arthur C. Lombard, co-partners, doing business as Browne-Chapin Lumber Company, against the Sagola Lumber Company.
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Action for damages for breach of contract, etc. Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. Jonas Hutchinson, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the March term, 1904. Statement by the Court. This suit was commenced by Edward Browne, ¡Robert L. Chapin, William P. Cary and Arthur C. Lombard, co-partners, doing business as Browne-Chapin Lumber Company, against the Sagola Lumber Company. Edward Browne was adjudged a bankrupt, and the Chicago Title & Trust Company, his trustee, was substituted in his place as one of the plaintiffs in the cause. The suit is for…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Smith
We have given the substance of the evidence offered, not for the purpose of weighing it, but as the basis for the discussion of the questions of law raised on the record. We express no opinion upon the facts.
The lumber contract provides: “All the above stock to be dressed and loaded as ordered by said Browne-Chapin Lumber Company, f. o. b. cars Sagola, Michigan.”
The shingle contract after specifying the amount of *A* shingles to be manufactured and the period of time therefor provides: “Also what extra Ho. 1 shingles Browne-Chapin Lumber Company may require to. fill their orders in part…
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