Legal Opinion

Gorham v. Massillon Iron & Steel Co.

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided March 12, 1918No. Gen. No. 23,165PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Oscar E. Heard, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice McDonald

This is an appeal from a judgment for $35,700 recovered by Sidney S. Gorham and Henry W. Wales against the Massillon Iron & Steel Company (defendant below), in an action of trover for the wrongful conversion of 700 shares of its capital stock.

In one of the counts of the declaration it was alleged that the conversion took place on April 30, 1912, while in another the conversion was alleged to have occurred on February 28, 1913.

The defendant is an Ohio corporation, with its principal offices and plant located at Massillon, Stark county, Ohio. Prior to March 15, 1912, Frank F. Fisher, who was…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Figge v. RowlenIllinois Supreme Court · 1900
  2. London, Paris & American Bank v. AronsteinCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1902
  3. Mundt v. Commercial National Bank of OgdenUtah Supreme Court · 1909
  4. McDonald v. DanahyIllinois Supreme Court · 1902
  5. Swift v. YanawayIllinois Supreme Court · 1894

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Holmes v. Birtman Electric Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1960
  2. B. J. Lind & Co. v. DiacouAppellate Court of Illinois · 1971
  3. Dandridge v. Northern Trust Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1920
  4. Czesna v. Lietuva Loan & Savings Ass'nAppellate Court of Illinois · 1929
  5. Holmes v. Birtman Electric Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1959

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