Pacific Express Co. v. Shearer
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;—heard iu that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Richard S. Tuthill, Judge, presiding.
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Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;—heard iu that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Richard S. Tuthill, Judge, presiding. Appellees had, for a number of years prior to the happening of the circumstances giving rise to this case, conducted business at the stock yards in Chicago under the firm name of W. W. Shearer & Co. For some time prior to April 22, 1889, said firm had dealings with one J. C. Stubblefield, who was engaged in buying stock in Kansas, Missouri and Texas, and who, fr.om time to time, applied to Shearer & Co. for advances of…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Craig
On the trial in the circuit court before the court, without a jury, the court held as law ten propositions submitted by the appellees and refused four propositions submitted by the appellant. The ruling of the court on the propositions submitted led to a judgment in favor of the appellees, the plaintiffs in the action, and that judgment was affirmed in the Appellate Court. When this case was first submitted we were inclined to reverse the judgment and remand for another trial, but upon a petition for a rehearing, on a further consideration of the case, we have reached a different conclnsion.
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- Gulliver v. Adams Express Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1865
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