Warden Coal Washing Co. v. Meyer
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action on Appeal from a Justice of the Peace. — Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon, Richard W. Clifford, Judge, presiding.
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Action on Appeal from a Justice of the Peace. — Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon, Richard W. Clifford, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the March term, 1901. Statement by the Court. — Appellant brought suit in a justice court, where judgment was rendered for defendants, the appellees, and it appealed to the Circuit Court, where, on a trial without a jurj7, there was a finding for the defendants and judgment thereon, from which this appeal is taken. This cause was tried upon the "following stipulation of facts, to wit: That during the months of March and April, A.…
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Windes
delivered the opinion of the court.
The suit was to recover for coal delivered by appellant to appellees during March and April, 1900. For appellant it is claimed that the letters, exhibits “ A ” and “ B,” copied in the statement, can not be considered a contract between appellant and appellees because it is unilateral, and too uncertain and indefinite to constitute a valid contract. 1
Many cases cited by appellant’s counsel in jurisdictions outside of Illinois seem to support their contentions in the respect claimed, but we are of opinion that the case of Minnesota…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Minnesota Lumber Co. v. Whitebreast Coal Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1895
- National Furnace Co. v. Keystone Manufacturing Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1884
- Indiana Millers' Mutual Fire Ins. v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1897
- Town of Big Grove v. Town of FoxAppellate Court of Illinois · 1900
- Smith v. PrestonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1899
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- Grand Prairie Gravel Co. v. Joe B. Wills Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1916