Kerfoot v. Cromwell Mound Co.
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;— heard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Joseph E. Gary, Judge, presiding.
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Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;— heard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Joseph E. Gary, Judge, presiding. The contract declared upon in this case was as follows: “Agreement made and entered into this 23d day of August, A. D. 1875, by and between the Cromwell Mound Company, party of' the first part, and David Kreigh, D. N. Burnham, O. J. Hines, John Tyrell, A. M. Jones, Barrett, Todd & Cochrane, and W. D. and C. A. Kerfoot, party of the second part, witnesseth: That the said party of the first part, in consideration of the payment…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Walkeb
This was an action of assumpsit, brought by appellee, in the Superior Court of Cook county, against appellant, on a contract, to recover damages for its breach. The declaration contained special and common counts. The case was tried by the court without a jury, by consent of the parties, and the issues were found for plaintiff, the damages assessed, and judgment rendered in its favor. The case was taken to the Appellate Court for the First District, where the judgment was affirmed, and defendant brings the record to this court, and assigns errors.
It is first urged that the Superior Court…
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