London Guarantee & Accident Co. v. Horn
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. M.' Kavanagh, Judge, presiding.
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Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. M.' Kavanagh, Judge, presiding. This is an action of trespass on the case by Gustave Horn, appellee, against the London Guarantee and Accident Company, appellant, commenced in the superior court of Cook county, where, upon a trial before a jury, Horn was awarded damages in the sum of $800, and judgment was entered by the court upon the verdict for that amount. Appellant appealed therefrom to the Appellate Court for the First District, where the judgment of the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scott
As we understand the record in this case, appellee was in the employ of Arnold, Schwinn & Co., a corporation, under a contract terminable by either party at any time, but under which the employment would have continued for an indefinite period had appellant not caused Arnold, Schwinn & Co. to discharge appellee for the purpose of compelling appellee to surrender and release a cause of action which he claimed, and for the satisfaction of which, if it existed, appellant was liable up to the amount of $5000, and as a result of which discharge appellee was without employment for several…
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