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69 Ill. App. 449

Young v. Paris

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided February 25, 1897

Appellate Court of Illinois · decided 1897-02-25

<p>1. Sales—Provisions to Take Possession in Case of Non-payment— Revocation,—A provision of a contract for the sale of a sewing machine, that in default of the stipulated payment the seller is authorized to resume possession of the machine, can not be revoked any more than any other provision of the contract. Under such a contract, the purchaser is bound to surrender the machine if he does not pay according to the contract, and failing to do so, the seller has the right of possession.</p> <p>8. Verdicts—Upon Immaterial Issues.—An immaterial issue presented by a replication is not aided by a verdict, and judgment may be rendered for the defendant non obstanteveredicto.</p>

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Reversed and remanded · Decided 1897-02-25

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Mr. Justice Wall

¶1delivered the opinion of the Court.

¶2This was trover to recover the value of a sewing machine. Defendant pleaded that he took the machine pursuant to the terms of a written agreement for the sale thereof, whereby, upon default of stipulated payments, he was authorized to resume possession of the property. The plaintiff replied that he revoked the license contained in said agreement under which the defendant took the machine.

¶3Issue was taken on the replication, and a trial by the court without a jury resulted in a finding for the plaintiff.

¶4Assuming the evidence was sufficient to show a “ revocation of the license” by the plaintiff,the question is as to its legal effect.

¶5The plaintiff had no more power to revoke that provision of the agreement than any other. He was bound to surrender the machine if he did not pay according to the contract, and failing to do so, the defendant had the right to possession. Legally speaking, there could be no such revocation.

¶6The issue presented by the replication was immaterial.

¶7Such an issue is not aided by a verdict, and had it been found for the plaintiff by a jury, the judgment should have been for defendant non, obstante veredicto. Tidd’s Practice, Sec. 721-2.

¶8The judgment must be reyersed and the cause remanded.

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