Post v. Brown
Appellate Court of Illinois
Memorandum.—Assumpsit on appeal from a justice’s court. In the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. Jonas Hutchinson, Judge presiding. Trial by jury; verdict and judgment for plaintiff; appeal by defendant. Heard in this court at the October term, 1894.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Gary
The appellee brought a suit before a justice against the appellant upon a writing as follows:
“ Chicago, January 5, 1893.
Me. F. Or. Brown:
I hereby agree to pay you a commission of 2 per cent on contract price agreed upon between A.W. Hayward and myself on all work specified in said contract. The commission to be paid out of first and second certificates in ■— days from date of contract.
C. B. Post.”
Post was a member of the firm of Post & Strong.
The writing copied was signed about seven o’clock in the morning of the day of the date, and about eleven o’clock of the same day the firm signed a…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Arnold v. FranklinAppellate Court of Illinois · 1878
- Hulme v. RenwickIllinois Supreme Court · 1855