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Ward v. Earl

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided January 18, 1900PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. George W. Brown, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1899.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Adams

It is contended by appellant’s counsel that the structures removed by appellant were trade fixtures which he had purchased from Henry, the former tenant, who had purchased them from Eoberts & Co., who put them in the premises, and that, appellant having removed them while in possession as tenant of appellee, and before the expiration of the lease, there can* be no recovery. Whether they" were trade fixtures is the question mainly contested. That they were placed in the premises for the convenience of Eoberts & Co., in carrying on the business of a meat market, in other words, for the purpose…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Ottumwa Woolen Mill Co. v. HawleySupreme Court of Iowa · 1876
  2. Sword v. LowIllinois Supreme Court · 1887
  3. Taylor v. CollinsWisconsin Supreme Court · 1881
  4. Chicago & Alton Railroad v. GoodwinIllinois Supreme Court · 1884
  5. Allen v. MooneyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1881

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. White Enamel Refrigerator Co. v. KruseSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1913
  2. Andrews v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Colorado · 1946
  3. Thuma v. Granada Hotel Corp.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1933
  4. John P. Squire & Co. v. City of PortlandSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1909
  5. Holy Ghost Catholic Church v. ClintonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1926

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