Lasher v. Colton
Appellate Court of Illinois
Assumpsit, for services of an architect. Trial in the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Charles G. Neely, Judge, presiding. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff. Appeal by defendant.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Shepard
This appeal is from the judgment rendered in a suit begun below by appellee’s intestate, A. M. F. Colton, to recover for services claimed to have been rendered by him as an architect for appellant.
The appearance of appellee was entered in this court, but no briefs have been filed upon his behalf, and it has devolved upon us, without assistance from him, to determine whether or not his judgment may stand.
The defense to the action at the trial was two-fold, a special contract, and a partnership between the original plaintiff and his son, the appellee, in his individual capacity, and there was…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Johnson v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1892
- McFarland v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1874
- Hanke v. CobiskeyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1895
3Cited by5 opinions
- Dick v. JullienCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1922
- Henon v. VernonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1918
- Lasher v. ColtonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1906
- Smith v. YoungAppellate Court of Illinois · 1913
- United States v. Kut YongDistrict Court, D. Hawaii · 1901