Forbes v. Hunter
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Tazewell county; the Hon. Charles V. Miles, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the April term, 1921.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Heard
George S. Hunter, the appellant, a farmer living in Tazewell county, operated a farm consisting of 2,100 acres of land. Having concluded to quit farming, on January 15,1920, he had a combination farm and stock sale at his homestead. The property sold consisted of farm machinery, hogs, sheep, cattle and horses. Four auctioneers were employed by Hunter to conduct the sale. It was conducted in an area of about 6 or 8 acres, and there was approximately 5,000 people present.
The machinery, wagons, automobiles, buggies, sleds and pens of stock were all in rows and numbered in lots, and the sheep…
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