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Lanser v. Fidler

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided October 18, 1910No. Gen. No. 5377PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Assumpsit. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Kane county; the Hon. Duane J. Carnes, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Thompson

Mrs. C. Lanser brought this suit in assumpsit against N. M. Fidler and filed a declaration containing only the common counts with a copy of the contract sued on, and a general form of account stated attached to the declaration. The defendant pleaded the general issue. There was a trial by jury, and verdict for plaintiff for $3,433.46 on which judgment was rendered. The defendant brings the case to this court by appeal.

The evidence shows that the appellee is an elderly, uneducated German, who can neither read nor speak English. She had bought a boarding house and some lots on a contract. There…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. McKinnie v. LaneIllinois Supreme Court · 1907
  2. N. K. Fairbank Co. v. NicolaiIllinois Supreme Court · 1897
  3. Deniston v. HoaglandIllinois Supreme Court · 1873
  4. Highley v. MetzgerIllinois Supreme Court · 1900
  5. Millers' National Insurance v. Jackson County Milling & Elevator Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1895

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Herrin v. StocksAppellate Court of Illinois · 1942
  2. Mellish-Hayward Co. v. R. Haas Electric & Manufacturing Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1913
  3. Tyrrell v. RobinsonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1913

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