Legal Opinion
Leavitt v. Kennicott
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided April 1, 1895PublishedCited by 6 opinions
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District; — heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Frank Baker, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Magruder
This is an action of assumpsit brought by Kennicott, the appellee, against Leavitt, the appellant, to recover damages for breach of a contract of employment. The trial below was before a jury and resulted in verdict and judgment for plaintiff. This judgment has been affirmed by the Appellate Court, and the present appeal is prosecuted from such judgment of affirmance.
The contract, which is set out in Jicec verba in the third count of the declaration, is as follows :
“Dated May 25, 1889. — I hereby engage Bruno Kennicott as manager of the New Windsor Theater of Chicago, providing I have such…
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