Bensley v. Brockway
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. Elliott Anthony, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtGary, J.
This action of assumpsit was brought against seven defendants, John R. Bensley, George E. Bensley, M. C. Scoby, Charles R. Bensley, H. O. Hough, D. C. Hough and W. II. Reed. The only plea was a joint plea by all of nonassumpsit.
On the trial the appellee relied for a recovery upon his own testimony as to a contract made by him with Charles R. Bensley for employment of the appellee by the firm of Bensley Bros. & Co. as a salesman, and upon the testimony of the defendant Reed, as to a conversation between himself and Charles R. Bensley in relation to such employment about the time appellee began…
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