Campbell v. Fierlein
Appellate Court of Illinois
Assumpsit. Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Robert W. Wright, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1906.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Holdom
The action here is assumpsit, and arises out of a contract of employment. The appellants were doing business under the style of “Campbell Investment Company,” selling real estate. One of their firm activities was the selling of lots in a subdivision known as “Oak Lawn,” situate about thirteen miles southwest of Chicago, sufficiently contiguous to the city to bring it within the designation of a Chicago suburb. The appellants employed appellee to work for them in their business of selling lots for six months at a weekly compensation of $75. The contract of employment was contained in a letter…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Morris v. TaliaferroAppellate Court of Illinois · 1892
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