Schuman v. Arsht

Mr. Presiding Justice Barry

delivered the opinion of the court.

Mrs. Minnie Stein, appellant’s sister-in-law, owned and conducted a store at Bloomington, Illinois. She purchased goods from appellees since 1920. She did not pay her bills promptly, would give appellees postdated checks, and her bills for spring goods would not be paid until she had received her fall shipment. Goods ordered for the fall trade would not be paid until she had received her spring goods

On January 12, 1922, appellant was at the store of appellees in the city of Chicago and asked the office manager how he was getting…