Legal Opinion

Farwell v. Hanchett

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided May 12, 1887PublishedCited by 23 opinions

Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;— heard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Elliott Anthony, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Sheldon

This was an action of replevin, brought by John V. Farwell & Co., against Seth F. Hanchett and Simon Heller. The defendants pleaded non cepit, non detinet, property in Simon Heller, property in Abraham Heller, and as to Hanchett, sheriff, justification under a certain execution against Simon Heller in favor of Abraham Heller.

Simon Heller carried on business in Chicago, as a dry goods merchant, from April 4, 1882, to December 9, 1884, on which latter date the execution aforesaid, on a judgment that day entered against him in favor of his father, Abraham Heller, for $8323.78, was levied upon…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Butters v. HaughwoutIllinois Supreme Court · 1866
  2. Doane v. LockwoodIllinois Supreme Court · 1886
  3. Moriarty v. StofferanIllinois Supreme Court · 1878
  4. Tuttle v. RobinsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1875

3Cited by23 opinions

  1. Sonnesyn v. AkinNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1905
  2. Walter Robert Stewart and Margaret Kester Stewart v. Joseph L. Meyers and Helen Margaret MeyersCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1965
  3. People ex rel. Ellis v. HealyIllinois Supreme Court · 1889
  4. Joslin v. NoretMichigan Supreme Court · 1923
  5. Wails v. FarringtonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1911

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