Johnson v. Leman
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;— heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Lorin C. Collins, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scholfield
Appellant’s case, stated briefly, and in the most favorable-view for him warranted by the record, is this: He was employed as a broker by the trustee of the Sherman House property in Chicago to obtain a loan for the benefit of that. trust. The best interests of that trust required that the loan should be obtained, and the trustee promised him that he should be paid for obtaining the loan a stipulated commission from the trust fund. He did all the work necessary to obtain the loan; but before the corporation from which the loan was to be obtained, signified its formal acceptance of the terms…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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