Legal Opinion

Strong v. Linington

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided March 29, 1881PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Sidney Smith, Judge, presiding. This action was assumpsit by appellants, Strong and Tonng, against appellee, Linington.

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Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Sidney Smith, Judge, presiding. This action was assumpsit by appellants, Strong and Tonng, against appellee, Linington. The declaration contained three special counts upon articles of agreement, under the hands and seals of the respective parties bearing date April 1,1876, wherein the plaintiffs were parties of the first part, and the defendant the party of the second part; in and by which the parties of the first part sold and assigned to the party of the second part the sole and exclusive right to manufacture and sell, under certain…

1Opinion of the Court

MoAllisteb, CP. J.

This case was submitted to us for decision at the last term of this court; and the conclusion then reached was that there was error in the first instruction given for appellee, for which the judgment below should be reversed; and that judgment was accordingly entered. Upon petition a rehearing was granted, and the cause has been re-argued by counsel for the respective parties, and has been carefully reconsidered by the court.

■ The first objection which appellant’s counsel urge to the judgment below is, that the defense relied upon, and which prevailed there, was not…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Van Valkenburgh v. RoukNew York Supreme Court · 1815

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Edward Thompson Co. v. HuntAppellate Court of Illinois · 1920
  2. Sutter v. RoseAppellate Court of Illinois · 1896
  3. Carswell v. Binga State BankAppellate Court of Illinois · 1934
  4. Coyne v. DooleyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1889

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