Legal Opinion

Tackett v. Powley

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided November 27, 1906PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Action of assumpsit. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Macon county; the Hon. W. C. Johns, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the May term, 1906.

1Opinion of the Court

Mr. Presiding Justice Ramsay

delivered the opinion of the court.

W. H. Powley brought suit in the Circuit Court of Macon county against M. F. Tackett to recover a commission alleged to have been earned in the sale of a piece of land in Arkansas to one H. M. Duvall. Upon trial a verdict was returned in favor of Powley and against Tackett in the sum of $358. Judgment was rendered upon the verdict and Tackett appealed.

It appears from the evidence that Tackett, the appellant, was a real estate agent living at Champaign, Illinois, and that as a part of his business he was selling land in Arkansas;…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Wilson v. MasonIllinois Supreme Court · 1895
  2. Jenkins v. TaborAppellate Court of Illinois · 1899

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Creditors' Committee of Gaslight Club, Inc. Ex Rel. Gaslight Club, Inc. v. Fredricks (In Re Gaslight Club, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1994
  2. Easter v. NewburyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1912
  3. Matteson v. WalkerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1928
  4. Cabry v. IonidasAppellate Court of Illinois · 1970

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