Hinsdale-Doyle Granite Co. v. Armstrong
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. John G. Kogkers, Judge, presiding. This was an action of assumpsit brought by appellee, John H. Armstrong, against appellant, The Hinsdale-Doyle Granite Go., to recover for, commission and salary claimed by appellee to be due to him for services in soliciting and securing granite contracts for appellant under two written agreements between appellant and appellee.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. John G. Kogkers, Judge, presiding. This was an action of assumpsit brought by appellee, John H. Armstrong, against appellant, The Hinsdale-Doyle Granite Go., to recover for, commission and salary claimed by appellee to be due to him for services in soliciting and securing granite contracts for appellant under two written agreements between appellant and appellee. The declaration contained the common counts only, to which were attached copies of the two agreements. The defendant pleaded the general issue with a notice of special matter,…
1Opinion of the CourtWilson, J.
Neither the grounds of the motion to strike out the evidence relating to the commission agreement, nor the reasons of the court sustaining the motion, appear in the record, but it is stated in the brief of appellant’s counsel that the reasons assigned were, that it did not sufficiently appear that the contracts which plaintiff claimed he had been instrumental in procuring, had been procured through plaintiff’s personal efforts; and that the services rendered by the plaintiff, and the means used by him in endeavoring to procure the granite contracts were immoral and against public policy. Upon…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Phillips v. DickersonIllinois Supreme Court · 1877
- Poleman v. JohnsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1876
- Guerdon v. CorbettIllinois Supreme Court · 1877
- Caveny v. WeillerIllinois Supreme Court · 1878
3Cited by2 opinions
- Crawford v. Chicago Union Traction Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1907
- Leman v. BestAppellate Court of Illinois · 1889