Crown Coal & Tow Co. v. Taylor
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Fourth District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of St. Clair county; the Hon. M. W. Schaefer, Judge, presiding. This is a suit in assumpsit brought by the appellees against the appellant company.
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Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Fourth District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of St. Clair county; the Hon. M. W. Schaefer, Judge, presiding. This is a suit in assumpsit brought by the appellees against the appellant company. The declaration alleges that, on March 31, 1897, the defendant was indebted to the plaintiffs in the sum of $2500.00 for a certain leasehold estate, before that time owned by the plaintiffs, and then and there bargained, sold and transferred by plaintiffs to defendant at its request. The common counts for goods sold and delivered, and for…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Magruder
The question involved in this case is almost exclusively a question of fact, and, as such, is settled by the judgments of the circuit and Appellate Courts.
Prior to March 25, 1893, there was a corporation called the Crown Coal Company, with certain capital stock and certain assets. On that day the company was re-organized, and its name changed to the Crown Coal and Tow Company. On the day named, to-wit, March 25, 1893, when the re-organization took place, all the stockholders and directors of the old and new companies were present. The appellees were stockholders in the old company, and owned…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Ryan v. DonnellyIllinois Supreme Court · 1873
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- Garrett v. John V. Farwell Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1902
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