Donlin v. Daegling

This was indébitatms assumpsit, in the Superior Court of Cook county, by Daegling and Messersmi-th, partners, against John H. Donlin, on the common counts, tried by a jury on the general issue, and resulting in a verdict and judgment for the plaintiffs. To reverse this judgment, the defendant appeals.

It appears, from the record, that the court house in Kankakee county was destroyed by fire, in December, 1872, to such an extent as to. leave only the exterior walls standing, and they in a dilapidated and insecure condition. Donlin was a master builder in Chicago, and was employed by the…