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Brink's Chicago City Express Co. v. Hendricks
104 Ill. App. 154
Ill. App. Ct.
1902
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Mr. Justice Freeman

delivered the opinion of the court.

The ground upon which it is sought to reverse this judgment is that “ there was not a sufficient showing on the part of the plaintiff with reference to the matter of demand.” As the abstract fails to disclose the character of much of the evidence, we ought to presume that the judgment of the Circuit Court is correct and would so appear if the evidence had been properly abstracted for our consideration. It does, however, appear that there is evidence tending to show a demand made before suit was brought; and it appears that the record shows appellant had admitted it received the goods for storage, retained them in its custody for a considerable time, collected storage charges therefor, negligently delivered them without orders and by mistake at the wrong place, where they were finally sold as unclaimed property to pay charges, and were thus wholly lost. An action of trover lies against a warehouseman who, by mistake, delivers goods to a wrong person, and he will be responsible for the loss as upon a wrongful conversion. I. & St. L. R. R. Co. v. Herndon et al., 81 Ill. 143-146; P. & P. U. Ry. Co. v. Buckley, 114 Ill. 337; Diamond Joe Line v. Carter, 76 Ill. App. 470.

The judgment of the Circuit Court will be affirmed.

Mr. Justice Waterman took no part.

Case Details

Case Name: Brink's Chicago City Express Co. v. Hendricks
Court Name: Appellate Court of Illinois
Date Published: Nov 11, 1902
Citation: 104 Ill. App. 154
Court Abbreviation: Ill. App. Ct.
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