Legal Opinion

Kraft v. West Side Brewery Company

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided December 20, 1905PublishedCited by 17 opinions

Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;— heard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Theodore BrENTano, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hand

This was a bill filed in the superior court of Cook county to foreclose a mortgage given by appellant to appellee upon certain real estate located in the city of Chicago, to secure the payment of appellant’s promissory note for the principal sum of $4000, together with ten interest notes. A decree of foreclosure was entered by the trial court, and an appeal was taken to the Appellate Court for the First District, where the decree of foreclosure was affirmed, and a further appeal has been prosecuted to this court.

The only substantial defense urged by appellant was that of ultra vires. It…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Best Brewing Co. v. KlassenIllinois Supreme Court · 1900
  2. Central Lumber Co. v. KelterIllinois Supreme Court · 1903

3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Calumet & Chicago Canal & Dock Co. v. ConklingIllinois Supreme Court · 1916
  2. Woods Lumber Co. v. MooreCalifornia Supreme Court · 1920
  3. Klein v. Independent Brewing Ass'nIllinois Supreme Court · 1907
  4. Timm v. Grand Rapids Brewing Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1910
  5. Irrigated Valleys Land Co. v. AltmanCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1922

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