Van Vlissingen v. Manning
Appellate Court of Illinois
Assumpsit, for commissions. Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. George W. Patton, Judge presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the October term, 1901.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Waterman
delivered the opinion of the court.
In the spring of 1895 there was issued and sent by appellant, to lawyers, real estate agents and others in Chicago, a printed circular setting forth that appellant had money to loan on first mortgage on improved property and would divide commissions evenly with parties bringing borrowers. Appellee, a lawyer, received one of such circulars and testifies that in reply thereto he wrote to appellant that a Mr. Bishopp wished to obtain a loan of §17,000 or §18,000 on certain improved property. Upon the trial, being asked if there was…
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