Meyers v. Schemp
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Adams county; the Hon. Joseph Sibley, Judge, presiding. This was an action of assumpsit, by James W. Meyers, against Jacob Schemp and Charles Brante, to recover the price of a brick building which had been burned. The defendants recovered judgment in the court below, and the plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McAllister
This was indebitatus assumpsit upon the common counts, brought by appellant against appellees; pleas, the general issue and set-off. There was a trial by jury, and verdict for defendants, upon which the court gave judgment. Plaintiff brings the case to this court by appeal.
The declaration containing no special count, the plaintiff sought to recover the sum of $445, which the defendants bid for a brick building belonging to plaintiff, and put up by him for sale at auction.' The sale occurred June 24, 1871, and this suit was commenced July 5, 1871. The terms of sale were not reduced to writing,…
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