Town of New Athens v. Thomas
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of St. Clair county; the Hon. William H. Snyder, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Craig
This was an action brought by C. W. & E. L. Thomas, a law firm, in the circuit court of St. Clair county, against the town of New Athens, to recover for professional services claimed to have been rendered for the town, whereby it was released from a bonded indebtedness of $40,000, under a compromise effected by the plaintiffs with the creditors of the town.
A trial of the issue involved, before a jury, resulted in a verdict and judgment in favor of the plaintiffs, for $1000, to reverse which, the town has taken this appeal.
It is not claimed that the court failed to properly instruct the jury…
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