Compass Sales Corp. v. National Mineral Co.

Plaintiff in error, Compass Sales Corporation, filed suit in the Cook county circuit court seeking to recover for the breach of an alleged oral contract under the terms of which it was to receive a stipulated fee of $5000. At the close of all the evidence, defendant in error, National Mineral Company, defendant below, presented a written motion for a directed verdict, on which the court reserved 'ruling. The jury then returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff in error, plaintiff below, for the sum of $1895.82. Neither party made a motion for a new trial nor in arrest of judgment. Plaintiff…