Burgess v. Badger
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ oe Error to the Appellate Court for the First District; —heard in that court on writ of error to the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Henry M. Shepard, Judge, presiding. One Samuel J. Walker having become largely indebted, ancl to many parties, was being pressed for payment of his debts, and sued for the collection thereof in different courts, both. Federal and State, in Cook county. Some of his creditors were-secured, but many were unsecured.
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Writ oe Error to the Appellate Court for the First District; —heard in that court on writ of error to the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Henry M. Shepard, Judge, presiding. One Samuel J. Walker having become largely indebted, ancl to many parties, was being pressed for payment of his debts, and sued for the collection thereof in different courts, both. Federal and State, in Cook county. Some of his creditors were-secured, but many were unsecured. William T. Burgess, an attorney at law, was employed by Walker to make defences for him in some of these suits, and, at the same time,…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scholfield
The writing executed by 'Barker, Burgess and Badger, was -written and punctuated as follows:
“Whereas for want of an agreement in writing, there may 'be some misunderstanding as to the contract existing between -Joseph N. Barker, William T. Burgess and A. C. Badger in .regard to prosecuting certain suits in the interest of the estate of S. J. Walker in bankruptcy, this memorandum is made for the purpose of putting said agreement in writing as follows r The suits prosecuted under this contract are: The International Bank v. R. E. Jenkins, assignee Aug. Bauer v. Same;: R. E. Jenkins assignee v.…
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