Robinson v. Sullivan
Appellate Court of Illinois
Memorandum.—Assumpsit. In the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Richard S. Tuthill, Judge, presiding. Common counts and plea of general issue; trial by jury; verdict and judgment for plaintiffs. Error by the defendant. Heard in this court at the March term, A. D. 1893, and affirmed.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court,
Waterman, J.
This was an action brought to recover commissions upon a sale of real estate claimed to have been made by Sullivan for the plaintiff in error.
The case was fairly tried by a jury with the result of a verdict for the defendant.
A Mrs. Clark having testified to the contents of a letter she claimed to have received from one of the plaintiffs, which had been destroyed, the alleged writer then testified that he never wrote such a letter. It is insisted that he should then have been permitted to testify what letter he did write to her. 'We see no reason for this; his…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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