People ex rel. Hughes v. Appleton
Illinois Supreme Court
This was an information filed in this court by George R. H. Hughes, against Samuel Appleton, an attorney of this court, to have his name stricken from the roll of attorneys of this State, on the grounds which appear in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Sheldon
This is an information on the relation of George B. H. Hughes, filed in this court, against Samuel Appleton, asking for a rule to show cause why his name should not be stricken from the roll of attorneys of this State. The rule having been granted, cause has been shown.
The case presented before us is of this character: In March, 1870, the relator, Hughes, became the owner of a lot of ground in the city of Chicago, known as. sub-lot 3, of lot 1, block 3, original town of Chicago, on North Clark street, paying at that time at the rate of $600 a front foot for the lot, which was twenty-one feet…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- People ex rel. Noyes v. AllisonIllinois Supreme Court · 1873
3Cited by3 opinions
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- State v. ByrkettMiami County Court of Common Pleas · 1894
- People Ex Rel. Chicago Bar Ass'n v. HoeringIllinois Supreme Court · 1925