Legal Opinion
Singer & Talcott Stone Co. v. Hutchinson
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided December 12, 1895PublishedCited by 3 opinions
Assumpsit, for commissions. Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. Nathaniel Sears, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Gary
delivered the opinion of the Court.
Two hundred and fifty pages of abstracts and briefs have somewhat concealed what we regard as the controlling feature of this case.
Edward T. Singer was president, and Walter Singer was treasurer of the appellant, a corporation.
The appellees were partners as real estate brokers. About January 10, 1892, such conversation occurred between Edward T. Singer and Post, as amounted to a retainer or employment of the latter to find, if he could, a purchaser of real property of the appellant; compensation dependent upon success. That retainer…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Carlson v. NathanAppellate Court of Illinois · 1891
3Cited by3 opinions
- Singer & Talcott Stone Co. v. HutchinsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1898
- West End Dry Goods Store v. MaunAppellate Court of Illinois · 1907
- Singer & Talcott Stone Co. v. HutchinsonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1899