Wheeler & Wilson Manufacturing Co. v. Barrett
Appellate Court of Illinois
Trespass on the Case, for a wrongful taking of property under a writ of replevin. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Richard S. Tuthill, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Waterman
Upon the trial of this cause in the court below, the defendant, during the cross-examination of the plaintiff, produced a paper purporting to be signed by Michael Barrett, concerning which the plaintiff testified as before set forth. The defendant then moved to exclude all the evidence given by the plaintiffs as to what took place when the negotiations for the sale of the machine were had.
The court properly refused to sustain such motion. The testimony was that she, not Michael Barrett, bought the machine, and that a paper was signed by her daughter, by her direction, relative to the machine…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Singer Manufacturing Co. v. HoldfodtIllinois Supreme Court · 1877
3Cited by3 opinions
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