Lamb v. Tomlinson
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ oe Error to the Branch' “B” Appellate Court for the First District; — heard in that court on appeal from the Municipal Court of Chicago; the Hon. John H. Hume, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Justice; Cartwright
delivered the opinion of the' court:
George A. Lamb, the defendant in error, brought suit in assumpsit in the municipal court of Chicago against Herbert O. Tomlinson and William Y. C. Humes, doing business as Herbert O. Tomlinson & Co., plaintiffs in error, to recover a share of the profits and commissions on sales of books as agent for them. The defendants filed pleas of the general issue and set-off, and on the trial'disputed many of the items claimed by the plaintiff, and also gave evidence tending to prove that the contract on which a recovery was sought was illegal.…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Kirkpatrick v. ClarkIllinois Supreme Court · 1890
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