Gross v. Strauss
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Municipal Court of Chicago; the Hon. Hosea W. Wells, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the March term, 1917.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice O’Connor
Nathan M. Gross brought suit against Albert L. Strauss to recover $1,500. At the close of'the plaintiff’s evidence, the court, on motion of the defendant, instructed the jury to find for the plaintiff for $250. A verdict was returned and judgment entered accordingly, to reverse which plaintiff prosecutes this appeal.
The record discloses that plaintiff had been in the employ of the defendant on a salary and occupied a part of defendant’s offices, and that defendant was engaged in the real estate and loan business. Plaintiff testified that he entered into an oral agreement with the defendant…
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