Legal Opinion
Liness v. Hesing
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided April 15, 1867PublishedCited by 8 opinions
Writ of Error to the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. E. S. Williams, Judge, presiding. This was a suit commenced before a justice of the peace in Cook county, by Joseph Liness against Anthony C. Hesing. The cause was removed into the Circuit Court by appeal, where a trial resulted in a judgment in favor of Hesing. Liness thereupon sued out this writ of error.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Lawrence
Liness being desirous of procuring the office of clerk of the police court in the city of Chicago, sent to Hesing the following letter:
“A. C. Hesing, Esq., Chicago, April 7, 1865.
“ Present — (Private.)
“ Dear Sir : Inclosed please find twenty dollars, for which please use your influence to get me nominated for police court clerk; if I get the nomination, call on me for twenty more.
“ I am, sir, very truly yours,
“JOSEPH LINESS ”
Hesing used his influence not for Liness hut against him, whereupon the latter brings this action to recover the twenty dollars. The object of sending this money was to…
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