Legal Opinion

Follett v. Brown

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided December 20, 1900PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Appeal from the Branch Appellate Court for the First District; — heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Jesse Holdom, Judge, presiding.

1Per curiam

In deciding this case, the Appellate Court delivered the following opinion:

“This is an appeal from a decree in equity ordering the rescission of a certain hotel lease and a bill of sale and chattel mortgage of the hotel furniture, and adjudging that appellant pay to appellee $3000 that was paid by him as the purchase price of the furniture, and $440.80 damages. The decree is upon the theory of the bill of fraudulent and injurious misrepresentations made by appellant to the appellee as to the amount and character of the business done by appellant in carrying on the hotel for some time prior to…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Grimes v. SandersSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
  2. Greenwood v. FennIllinois Supreme Court · 1891
  3. O'Donnell & Duer Bavarian Brewing Co. v. FarrarIllinois Supreme Court · 1896

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Hayward v. WempleAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1912
  2. Richter v. SchuettIllinois Supreme Court · 1924
  3. White Brass Castings Co. v. Union Metal Manufacturing Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1907
  4. Moran v. Union Bank of ChicagoAppellate Court of Illinois · 1932
  5. Stockham v. AdamsAppellate Court of Illinois · 1901

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