Knox Engineering Co. v. Rock Island Southern Railway Co.

Mr. Justice F. A. Smith

delivered the opinion of the court.

The plaintiff, appellee, obtained judgment in the Municipal Court of Chicago against the defendant, appellant, for services rendered, labor performed, money expended and material furnished by the plaintiff at the special instance and request of the defendant in the preparation of plans and specifications, and acting as consulting engineers and superintendents of construction in the building of a power station for the defendant on the Edwards river near Gilchrist, Illinois.

At the close of the evidence, the defendant submitted and…