Linington v. Strong
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District; — ■ heard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Rollin S. Williamson, Judge, presiding. This was an action of assumpsit, brought by George H. Strong and John Young, against Charles M. Linington, to recover the second and third years’ royalty, under a contract dated April 1, 1876. The declaration contained three special and the common counts.
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Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District; — ■ heard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Rollin S. Williamson, Judge, presiding. This was an action of assumpsit, brought by George H. Strong and John Young, against Charles M. Linington, to recover the second and third years’ royalty, under a contract dated April 1, 1876. The declaration contained three special and the common counts. The first special count avers the making of the written contract, by which the plaintiffs guaranteed to the defendant, for the period of five years from the date…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Dickey
This case has been twice tried in the Superior Court of Cook county, the first trial resulting in a judgment in favor of the defendant, which was reversed by the Appellate Court for the First District, and the cause remanded. (Strong et al. v. Linington, 8 Bradw. 436.) On the cause being remanded another trial was had, resulting in a verdict and judgment in favor of the plaintiffs, and this last judgment has been affirmed by the Appellate Court.
It is contended by the appellant, that the Appellate Court, by its judgment when this case was first before it, decided that there were two material…
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