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  "name": "Central Machine Company, Appellee, v. Northern Equipment Company, Appellant",
  "name_abbreviation": "Central Machine Co. v. Northern Equipment Co.",
  "decision_date": "1914-03-26",
  "docket_number": "Gen. No. 18,991",
  "first_page": "476",
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    "id": 8837,
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    "name_long": "Illinois",
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    "parties": [
      "Central Machine Company, Appellee, v. Northern Equipment Company, Appellant."
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        "text": "Mr. Justice G\u00edridley\ndelivered the opinion of the court.",
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    "attorneys": [
      "Fyffe, Adcock & Ryner, for appellant; Colin C. H. Fyffe, of connsel.",
      "Bryan, McCormick & Wilber, for appellee; Howard H. McCormick, of connsel."
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    "head_matter": "Central Machine Company, Appellee, v. Northern Equipment Company, Appellant.\nGen. No. 18,991.\n(Not to he reported in full.)\nAppeal from the Municipal Court of Cook county; the Hon. Jacob H. Hopkins, Judge, presiding.\nHeard in the Branch Appellate Court at the October term, 1912.\nAffirmed.\nOpinion filed March 26, 1914.\nCertiorari denied by Supreme Court (making opinion final).\nStatement of the Case.\nAction by Central Machine Company, a corporation, against Northern Equipment Company, a corporation, to recover on an- indebtedness incurred by American Boiler Economy Company alleged to have been assumed by defendant on taking over the property and rights of the Boiler Company. From a judgment for plaintiff for $1,369.25, defendant appeals.\nAbstract of the Decision.\n1. Corporations, \u00a7 472 \u2014when corporation purchasing property of another estopped to deny assumption of debts. Where defendant corporation succeeded to all the property and rights of another corporation which was indebted to plaintiff, defendant was held estopped to take advantage of the fact that a letter to plaintiff advising it of the consolidation and assuming the indebtedness to it was written, and the meeting of the board of directors of defendant at which such obligation was assumed was held before defendant had became fully organized, and never ratified after the organization was completed.\n2. Municipal Court of Chicago, \u00a7 13 \u2014when statement of claim sufficient. In an action against a corporation on a claim against another corporation to whose property and rights it succeeded, and which it was claimed the former assumed and agreed to pay an allegation in the statement of claim that defendant was the successor of said corporation, is sufficient, after verdict, to charge defendant with liability.\n3. Appeal and error, \u00a7 1550 \u2014when submission of question not in issue harmless. In an action against a corporation succeeding to the property and rights of another corporation on an indebtedness incurred by the latter, an instruction submitting the question as to whether the consolidation of the corporations was fraudulent as to creditors was held, not prejudicial to defendant, although there was no allegation of fraud in plaintiff\u2019s statement of claim.\n4. Appeal and error, \u00a7 479 \u2014when error in instruction not reviewable in absence of objection. Error in submitting to the jury the question as to whether a transaction was a fraud on creditors, though fraud was not alleged in plaintiff\u2019s statement of claim, is not available on appeal where the instruction submitting the question was not specifically objected to on that ground, the objections made being based on other grounds.\nFyffe, Adcock & Ryner, for appellant; Colin C. H. Fyffe, of connsel.\nBryan, McCormick & Wilber, for appellee; Howard H. McCormick, of connsel.\nSee Illinois Notes Digest, Vols. XI to XV, same topic and section number."
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