Legal Opinion

Cable Co. v. Elliott

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided September 8, 1905Published

Action commenced before justice of the peace.' Appeal from the Circuit Court of St. Clair County; the Hon, R. D. W. Holder, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the August term, 1904.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Creighton

This was a suit before a justice of the peace of St Clair county, by appellee against appellant, to recover a balance claimed to be- due him from appellant, for various items of service rendered. From the justice’s judgment the case was appealed to the Circuit Court, where it was again tried by jury, resulting in a verdict and judgment in favor of appellee for $200.

The state of accounts between appellee and appellant was open and unsettled, and appellee claimed there was due him a balance of .$200. He sued for this balance before a justice of the peace.

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2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Lucas v. Le CompteIllinois Supreme Court · 1866
  2. Raymond v. StrobelIllinois Supreme Court · 1860
  3. Hull v. WebbAppellate Court of Illinois · 1898
  4. Carpenter v. WellsIllinois Supreme Court · 1872
  5. Wright v. SmithIllinois Supreme Court · 1875

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