Legal Opinion

Illsley v. Peerless Motor Car Co.

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided February 19, 1913No. Gen. No. 17,027PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Richard S. Tuthill, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the October term, 1910.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Baume

This is a suit by Frank P. Illsley, appellee, against The Peerless Motor Car Company, appellant, to recover commissions on the sale of two automobiles, wherein a trial by jury in the Circuit Court resulted in a verdict and judgment against appellant for $2,039, to reverse which judgment this appeal is prosecuted.

By the terms of a written contract, bearing date October 10,1903, appellee was made the exclusive agent of appellant for the sale of its motor cars “in the territory included in the State of Illinois north of a line drawn east and west through the City of Vandalia, Illinois, to a line…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Cincinnati Siemens-Lungren Gas Illuminating Co. v. Western Siemens-Lungren Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1894
  2. Garfield v. Peerless Motor Car Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1905
  3. Gilbert v. CoonsAppellate Court of Illinois · 1890
  4. Marshall v. Canadian Cordage & Manufacturing Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1911
  5. Wiggin v. Consolidated Adjustable Shoe Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1894

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Parkway Baking Co. v. Freihofer Baking Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1958
  2. Goodman v. Motor Products Corp.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1956
  3. The Parkway Baking Company, Inc. (Plaintiff), National Bakers Services, Inc. (Plaintiff) v. Freihofer Baking Company (Inc.) (Defendant) William Freihofer Baking Company (Additional Defendant), National Bakers Services, Inc . (Additional Defendant), National Bakers Services, Inc., the Parkway Baking Company, Inc. (Plaintiff), National Bakers Services, Inc. (Plaintiff) v. Freihofer Baking Company (Inc.) (Defendant), William Freihofer Baking Company (Additional Defendant), National Bakers Services, Inc . (Additional Defendant), the Parkway Baking Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1958
  4. Gatewood v. New River Consol. Coal & Coke Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1916
  5. Aluminum Products Co. v. AndersonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1917

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