Illinois Supreme Court December 16, 1902 (Ranft v. Reimers)

Mr. Justice Cartwright

delivered the opinion of the court:

From the year 1885 until his death, in 1891, John Ranft conducted a business of manufacturing and selling ginger ale, orange cider, lemon sour, and other like drinks and bottling beer, under the name of “Ranft Bottling Works,” at No. 229 North Bluff street, in Joliet.