Jennings v. McConnel
Illinois Supreme Court
A bond for costs was prefixed to the bill in this case, which was filed the 5th of October, 1854, stating that William A. Jennings was prosecuted for larceny in said county, in December, 1852, and was committed to jail because he could not give the bail required of him; that, while in custody, he applied to the appellees for professional advice and assistance; that they applied to the Supreme Ooiu’t, on habeas corpus, and bail was reduced to $500, and that was all the…
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A bond for costs was prefixed to the bill in this case, which was filed the 5th of October, 1854, stating that William A. Jennings was prosecuted for larceny in said county, in December, 1852, and was committed to jail because he could not give the bail required of him; that, while in custody, he applied to the appellees for professional advice and assistance; that they applied to the Supreme Ooiu’t, on habeas corpus, and bail was reduced to $500, and that was all the service they rendered him, as far as the appellants know; that, in contemplation of said McConnel becoming his bail, and to…
1Opinion of the Court
Scates, O. J.
The bill sets forth facts which give the Court of Chancery jurisdiction on two different grounds of subject matter. In the relation of client and attorney or solicitor, there is that confidence reposed in the latter which gives rise to very strong influences over the actions, rights and interests of the former. Hence the law, with a wise providence, not only watches over all the transactions of parties in this relation, but often interposes to declare transactions void, which, between other persons, would be good. And this is applicable to contracts or gifts generally, while the…
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