Case ID: ill-app_190/html/0233-01.html
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Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

Richardson Silk Company, Appellee, v. D. Raymond Mead, Appellant.
    Gen. No. 5,914.
    (Not to be reported in full.)
    Abstract of the Decision.
    1. Estoppel, § 82
      
      —effect of silence and acquiescence as to title. Where plaintiff placed silk cabinets with a customer on consignment to be used by the customer as long as he continued to buy silk of plaintiff, and such customer sold his store to another and plaintiff acquiesced in the sale, and the purchaser transferred the store to the defendant who paid for the store and sold the cabinets in question, in an action to recover the full value of the cabinets, held that he could not maintain the action for the full contract price.
    2. Sales, § 221*—when purchaser from buyer not liable for price. Where a party placed goods in a store with a customer on consignment and acquiesced in the sale of a store to another, he cannot thus' ratify the sale and reject the payment for the goods in question by still another purchaser so as to recover from such other purchaser when .the goods were sold by him.
    3. Assumpsit, action of, § 5*—effect of action as waiving tort. Where goods on consignment are- sold by the consignee the tort is waived by a suit in assumpsit.
    Appeal from the County Court of Winnebago county; the Hon. Louis M. Reckhow, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the April term, 1914.
    Reversed with finding of facts.
    Opinion filed October 13, 1914.
    Statement of the Case.
    Action in assumpsit by Richardson Silk Company against D. Raymond Mead to recover $206 as the purchase price of two silk cabinets. From a verdict and judgment for $25, defendant appeals.
    Fisher & North, for appellant.
    No appearance for appellee.
    
      
      See Illinois Notes Digest, Yols. XI to XV, and Cumulative Quarterly, same topic and section number.
    
   Mr. Justice Dibell

delivered the opinion of the court.