Legal Opinion

Mayer v. Springer

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided October 24, 1901PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Fourth District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of White county; the Hon. P. A. Pearce, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cartwright

Appellee, J. W. Springer, owned and operated the Riverside Mills, in the city of Shawneetown. Appellant, A. Mayer, had wheat which he was not ready to sell at the time and which appellee wanted to buy whenever appellant was ready to sell it. They made an agreement by which appellee was to store the wheat in his mill without charge and was to have the option to buy it when appellant was ready to sell, provided he would pay as much as any one else. Under this agreement appellant stored wheat in the mill, taking the following receipt:

“Shawneetown, III., Aug. 19,1898.

‘ ‘Received of A. Mayer…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Ives v. HartleyIllinois Supreme Court · 1869

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. State Public Utilities Commission v. Monarch Refrigerating Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1915
  2. Burke v. ZwickAppellate Court of Illinois · 1939
  3. In Re SilverDistrict Court, E.D. Illinois · 1953
  4. Moore v. YoungAppellate Court of Illinois · 1943
  5. Moran v. GatzAppellate Court of Illinois · 1946

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