Tribune Co. v. Bradshaw
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county ; the Hon. John G. Rogeks, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtBailey, P. J.
This was an action of assumpsit, brought by Hugh Bradshaw against the Tribune Company, to recover damages for the breach of a contract in relation to advertising. The evidence shows that in October, 1883, the defendant entered into a contract with one Palmer, by which, in consideration of a certain sum of money, it sold to him the use of one page of one issue of the Chicago Daily Tribune, and gave him permission to fill that page with such advertisements as he saw fit, reserving only the right to exclude such as might be objectionable in their character. Palmer was not an agent of the…
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