Steingrebe v. French Mirror & Glass Beveling Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Assumpsit.—Writ of attachment. Trial in the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. Samuel C. Stough, Judge, presiding. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff; appeal by defendant.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Shepard
The Joseph Knittel Show Case and Cabinet Works Company, an Illinois corporation located at Quincy, Illinois, gave what purported on its face to be a chattel mortgage dated July 8, 1896, to Louisa Steingrebe, the appellant, to secure the payment of its two promissory notes to her, aggregating eight thousand dollars.
By its terms the mortgage purported to “ sell, assign and transfer” certain specified machinery, tools, implements, stock in trade and “ all book accounts, all other material, fixtures and chattel property of. every kind and, description belonging to said company at their office at…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Savage v. GreggIllinois Supreme Court · 1894
- Glover v. WellsAppellate Court of Illinois · 1891
- Price v. German Exchange BankAppellate Court of Illinois · 1895
- Mason v. Chicago Title & Trust Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1898
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