Woodley v. Zeman

This writ of error brings before us the record and judgment in an action brought by Walter Woodley, defendant in error, against Leopold Zeman, plaintiff in error, in the Municipal Court of Chicago, to recover for money claimed to be due from the plaintiff in error under a contract between the parties for the mason work of a building. The trial resulted in a verdict and judgment against the plaintiff in error for $550.

The main controversy in the case related to the use by Woodley of old walls on the property in the foundation for the new building, and the amount to be deducted therefor from…