Acme Harvester Co. v. Craver
Appellate Court of Illinois
Assumpsit, for the price of a trade and good-will. Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. Philip Stein, Judge presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the March term, 1902. Appellee recovered judgment in the Superior Court for the purchase price of certain trade and good-will alleged to have been transferred by him to appellant, from which judgment this appeal is prosecuted.
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Assumpsit, for the price of a trade and good-will. Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. Philip Stein, Judge presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the March term, 1902. Appellee recovered judgment in the Superior Court for the purchase price of certain trade and good-will alleged to have been transferred by him to appellant, from which judgment this appeal is prosecuted. Facts out of which the controversy arises may be stated briefly as follows : In January, 1900, a corporation known as the “ Harvester King Company had been engaged in the manufacture of…
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Freeman
delivered the opinion of the court.
Appellee seeks to recover upon an implied contract on the part of appellant to pay him the price and value of the good-will of the New York firm, John Dunn, Son & Co., whose trade and patronage he claims to have controlled and enjoyed for a number of years and to have transferred to appellant. It is not claimed that there was any express contract. There is but little controversy as to material facts. The contention is rather as to the construction to be placed upon admitted facts. It is claimed by appellee, first, that he owned…
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