Delta Bag Co. v. Kearns
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ oe Error to the Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook' county; the Hon. Richard Clifford, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Carter
Defendant in error, a corporation doing business in New Orleans, brought replevin, February 22, 1900, in the circuit court of Cook county, against plaintiff in error, doing business in Chicago as J. P. Kearns & Co., to recover a carload of burlaps. The declaration also contained a count in trover, and as the property had been converted, recovery could only be had on the trover count. Trial was had before a court and jury, resulting in a verdict of guilty and judgment thereon, from which an appeal was taken to the Appellate Court, where the judgment was reversed and the cause remanded. (112…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Martin v. MartinIllinois Supreme Court · 1903
- City of Chicago v. RoemheldIllinois Supreme Court · 1907
- Delta Bag Co. v. KearnsAppellate Court of Illinois · 1904
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