Thoendel v. Robertson
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Municipal Court of Chicago; the Hon. Samuel H. Trude, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the March term, 1919.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Holdom
This is an appeal from a judgment of $361.41 entered upon the finding of the trial judge, a jury having been waived.
Defendant admits a liability for $205, and the controversy centers around the difference between that amount and the amount of the judgment-
We might affirm the judgment for defendant’s failure to sufficiently abstract the contract upon which the action is grounded. The abstract is in this regard so meager that it operates to conceal instead of disclosing the cause of action. However, we turn to the record and find a contract headed: “Robertson & Young’s Prosperity Club of…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- McClenathan v. DavisIllinois Supreme Court · 1909
- Hagen Paper Co. v. East St. Louis Publishing Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1915