More v. Bennett
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;— heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Frank Baker, Judge, presiding.
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Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;— heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Frank Baker, Judge, presiding. This was a suit in assumpsit, brought by B. Wilson More and others, composing the firm of More & Dundas, against J. L. Bennett and others, composing the firm of Bennett, Edwards & Pettit, to recover damages resulting from an alleged breach of certain rules and by-laws of the Chicago Law Stenographers Association, of which both the plaintiffs and defendants are members. To the declaration, which consists of two special counts, a…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Bailey
The question is raised by counsel and discussed at some length, whether membership in the Chicago Law Stenographic Association established a contractual relation between the plaintiffs and defendants which gives to the plaintiffs a right of action against the defendants, for a violation of any of the rules of said association, as for a breach of contract; and, also, whether the only remedy for a violation of said rules is not that provided by the by-laws of the association, viz, a fine, to be imposed upon the offender, after a trial and conviction before an arbitration committee, duly…
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