Abel v. Poe
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Municipal Court of Chicago; the Hon. John Stelk, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the March term, 1916.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Holdom
This is an appeal by plaintiffs from a judgment of nil capiat entered upon the verdict of a jury. The action was replevin, but the goods sought not being taken on the writ, the cause proceeded to trial as in cases of trover.
■ The plaintiffs are jewelers in New York and defendant is a pawnbroker in Chicago. The controversy involves nine pieces of jewelry of the claimed value of $2,500. All of these nine pieces of jewelry were by plaintiffs consigned to the “Globe Importing Company” of Chicago for sale “on memorandum.” With each shipment was sent a bill containing the following provision: “The…
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