Thomas v. Leavy
Appellate Court of Illinois
Assumpsit, for services. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Elbridge Haneoy, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1895. Statement of the Case. This is a casé brought in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, by Mark S. Leavy to enforce an alleged promise by E. J. Thomas to pay a doctor’s bill, contracted by one Nellie Fraser.
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Assumpsit, for services. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Elbridge Haneoy, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1895. Statement of the Case. This is a casé brought in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, by Mark S. Leavy to enforce an alleged promise by E. J. Thomas to pay a doctor’s bill, contracted by one Nellie Fraser. The plaintiff below, filed the common counts and an affidavit of claim for $310; the defendant filed pleas of nonassumpsit, the statute of frauds, and want of consideration. A trial was had with a jury, which returned a…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Waterman
Under the evidence the .jury were warranted in rendering a verdict for the proper charge for the services rendered after the conversation between appellant and appellee.. The jury seem to have done no more than this.
The judgment of the Circuit Court is therefore affirmed.
2Cited by1 opinion
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