Koestner v. Wease & Koestner Jewelers, Inc.

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE STENGEL

delivered the opinion of the court:

This appeal arises from two separate cases which were consolidated for bench trial in the Circuit Court of Peoria County. In the first action William Koestner, alleging breach of an oral employment contract and quantum meruit, sought to recover $3,400 from Wease and Koestner Jewelers, Inc. In the second action William Wease sought to recover *1,091 from Koestner for breach of contract. The trial court ruled against Koestner in both cases, and he appeals.

In the latter part of 1974 William Wease and William Koestner, both of whom…