Western Union Cold Storage Co. v. Winona Produce Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Assumpsit.—Common counts. Trial in the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Charles G. Neely, Judge, presiding. Finding and judgment for plaintiff; appeal by defendant. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the October term, 1898.
1Opinion of the Court
Mb. Presiding Justice Freeman
delivered the opinion of the court.
This is an appeal from a judgment by which appellant is charged with the full amount of the proceeds of a sale, which was never consummated, of certain goods in its hands upon which it had made advances to appellee.
Appellant was conducting a cold storage warehouse in Chicago, to which appellee had, it is said, been accustomed to ship, and in which it had stored eggs in considerable quantities. In May and June, 1895, three carloads of eggs were shipped to and received by appellant, upon which it made advances to appellee and…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Bagley v. FindlayIllinois Supreme Court · 1876
- Foster v. WallerIllinois Supreme Court · 1874
- Howe & Co. v. SutherlandSupreme Court of Iowa · 1874
3Cited by1 opinion
- Western Union Cold Storage Co. v. Winona Produce Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1901