Alton, Mount Carmel, & New Albany Railroad v. Northcott
Illinois Supreme Court
This cause was tried before Marshall, Judge, and a jury, at August term, 1852, of the Edwards Circuit Court. Verdict and judgment for the plaintiff in the court below. The railroad company sued out this writ of error.
1Opinion of the CourtTreat, C. J.
This was an action of assumpsit, brought by Nortbcott against The Alton, Mt. Carmel, and New Albany Railroad Company. On the trial, the plaintiff read in evidence a written contract between the parties. It required the plaintiff to perform certain work on the road of the defendant; and it provided that the work should be estimated every sixty days by the superintendent of the road, and that the defendant should promptly pay four fifths of the value of the work estimated. The plaintiff then read in evidence an estimate of the superintendent, showing a balance due the plaintiff of $714.80,…
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