Kaplan v. Zeman

This is an appeal from a decree of the circuit court of Cook county dismissing plaintiff’s complaint for want of equity, after sustaining a motion to strike and upon plaintiff’s election to stand by his complaint.

The facts admitted by the motion are as follows: The appellant is a lawyer and was employed to represent the defendant Leopold Zeman in securing the dissolution of a trust, which contained several pieces of Chicago real estate in which Zeman had a substantial interest. The appellant had a contingent contract with Zeman whereby he was to receive a ten per cent interest in whatever…