Ellsworth v. Varnum
Appellate Court of Illinois
Assumpsit, for attorney fees. Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. Robert B. Shirley, Judge presiding. Heard in this court at the March term, 1902.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Adams
This is an appeal from a judgment in favor of appellee and against appellant for the sum of $400. Appellant’s counsel contends, among other things, that the verdict relied on by appellee is contrary to the manifest weight of the evidence, and that, in legal contemplation, there is no verdiet sufficient to sustain the judgment. The facts are substantially as follows:
In November, 1893, a case was about to be commenced in the United States Circuit Court in Florida to test the constitutionality of a tax law of that state, in respect to which appellee addressed to appellant the following letter:
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2Cases cited4 opinions
- Martin v. MorelockIllinois Supreme Court · 1863
- Griffin v. LarnedIllinois Supreme Court · 1884
- St. Louis, Vandalia & Terre Haute R. R. v. FaitzAppellate Court of Illinois · 1886
- Catholic Order of Foresters v. FitzAppellate Court of Illinois · 1899