Illinois Central Railroad v. Carter
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. George F. Blanks, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Wilkin
On the 17th of June, 1891, appellee, doing business under the name of Carter, Dinsmore & Co., by his agent, delivered to the Illinois Central Railroad Company, at Chicago, for shipment, 1000 boxes of goods called “combination sets,” consisting of bottles of ink, ink stands, etc., valued at about $1.50 each. At the time the goods were so delivered a receipt for them, filled out by the agent of Carter, Dinsmore & Co., was presented to and signed by the railroad company, which is as follows:
“Chicago, June 17, 1891.
“Received from Carter, Dinsmore & Co., 275 Kinzie street, on Illinois Central Ry.,…
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