Legal Opinion

Bishop v. Busse

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided September 15, 1873PublishedCited by 40 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Lambert Tree, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Walker

Appellees brought assumpsit to recover a balance claimed to be due from appellant for labor performed and materials furnished by appellees in the construction of a house for appellant. The declaration contains the common counts, to which the general issue and a plea of payment were filed. The cause was tried by the court, and a jury, who found the issues for plaintiffs, and assessed their damages at $8069.30, and after overruling a motion for a new trial,, the court rendered judgment on the verdict, and plaintiff brings the case here on appeal.

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2Cited by40 opinions

  1. Shriner v. CraftSupreme Court of Alabama · 1910
  2. Lingenfelder v. Wainwright Brewing Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1890
  3. Thomas v. BarnesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1892
  4. Wise v. QuinaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1965
  5. Dreifus v. Columbian Exposition Salvage Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1900

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