Dunn v. Crichfield
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. Joseph E. Gary, 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. Joseph E. Gary, Judge, presiding. This is an action of assumpsit, begun in the Superior Court of Cook county on November 2, 1892, by the appellee against the appellants, Winfield P. Dunn, Samuel D. McNeal, Will H. Pettengill, and Watson Trantor, composing the firm of W. P. Dunn & Co. The trial resulted in verdict and judgment in favor of appellee for $2000.00. Motions for new trial were filed both by appellants and by appellee. Appellee, however, withdrew, by…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Magruder
First—As we understand the evidence in this case and the respective contentions of the counsel herein, appellee was paid his salary of $20.00 per week under the terms of the contract during the time he was in the service of appellants from December 17, 1889, or January 1, 1890, until June 1, 1892, when such service ceased; but the difference between the parties has reference to the question whether or not appellee was paid his share of the net profits of the business during the time in question. By the terms of the contract appellee was to receive one-half of such net profits.
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