Legal Opinion
Goodridge v. Alton
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided April 3, 1908No. Gen. No. 13,843PublishedCited by 3 opinions
Assumpsit. Error to the Municipal Court of Chicago; the Hon. William N. Cottrell, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Baker
delivered the opinion of the court.
This case presents the question whether a plaintiff who was employed by the defendant as a transit man and topographer at $100 per month is entitled, in a suit to recover the amount of such compensation due him, to be allowed attorneys’ fees under the Employment Act of 1889. That act is as follows:
“An Act providing for attorney’s fees when mechanic, artisan, miner, laborer or servant sues for wages.
13. Attorney’s pees when mechanic, etc., sues por WAGES.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Palmer v. . Van SantvoordNew York Court of Appeals · 1897
- Moore v. HeaneyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1860
3Cited by3 opinions
- Lites v. JacksonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1979
- Johnson v. Figgie International, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1986
- Buren v. Mercury Press, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1935