Skelly v. Boland
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Joseph E. Gary, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Breese
This was assumpsit, in the Superior Court of Cook county, by James Boland against William Skelly and John Gwynn, sued as partners, under the firm name of Skelly, Gwynn & Co., to recover for services as clerk to that firm, at the rate of one thousand dollars per annum, by special agreement.
Gwynn defaulted, and Skelly went to trial on the general issue. The jury found for the plaintiff, and assessed his damages/ on which the court rendered a judgment, having denied defendant’s motion for a new trial. Skelly appealed, making the point that the court made improper remarks on the trial of the…
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