Pardridge v. La Pries
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. John Gr. Rogers, Judge, presiding. This was a suit brought by the appellee against Charles W. Pardridge and Edward Pardridge, before a justice of the peace, and appealed to the circuit court, where the cause was tried by the court, who rendered judgment in favor of the plaintiff for $59.50.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Walker
The question presented is, whether the evidence embodied in the bill of exceptions sustains the finding of the court below.
That appellants, or at least one of them, knew that appellee was engaged in serving them in delivering goods, there is not the slightest doubt, and it is equally clear that appellee received the goods for delivery direct from the package clerk, and when so received he gave his receipt to the firm, and when delivered he took a receipt from the customer to the firm. So far as the evidence discloses facts, some of this business was done through DeMerz. To all appearance he…
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