Crowley, Cook & Co. v. Sumner
Appellate Court of Illinois
Assumpsit, for balance of a salary. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Union County; the Hon. Joseph P. Rob arts, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the February term, 1901.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Worthington
This is an action in assumpsit against appellant, a corporation, to recover a balance claimed to be due appellee for salary under a contract of employment.
The return of the sheriff on the back of the summons shows service, “ by delivering a true copy of the same on September 9, 1900, to P. M. Ballard, agent of the within named Crowley, Cook & Co., the president of the said Crowley, Cook & Co. not being found in my county,” etc.
Appellant filed a plea in abatement denying service upon it; denying that P. M. Ballard was its agent; averring that its office and .principal place of business was in…
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