Clifford v. Stafford
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action of contract. Error to the Municipal Court of Chicago; the Hon. William N. Gemmill, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the March, term, 1908.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Smith
delivered the opinion of the court.
This writ of error brings before us for review the record in an action in the Municipal Court of Chicago, instituted by defendant in error against plaintiff in error to recover the value of a silk dress claimed by the plaintiff below to have been taken from her room in the Commercial European Hotel in Chicago while she was there a guest. The cause was tried before the presiding judge without a jury and resulted in a judgment for the plaintiff for $50.
One Bessie Baker at the same time, began a similar action against plaintiff in…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Shoecraft v. BaileySupreme Court of Iowa · 1868
- Stewart v. McCreadyNew York Court of Common Pleas · 1861
- Vigeant v. NelsonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1908
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