Grand Pacific Hotel Co. v. Pinkerton
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;— heard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Flon. M. Kavanagh, Judge, presiding. This is an action in assumpsit, brought on May 24, 1899, by William A. Pinkerton and Robert A. Pinkerton, partners, doing business as Pinkerton National Detective Agency, against the Grand Pacific Hotel Company, and Albert E. Glennie, to recover for services performed by the plaintiffs as detectives.
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Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;— heard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Flon. M. Kavanagh, Judge, presiding. This is an action in assumpsit, brought on May 24, 1899, by William A. Pinkerton and Robert A. Pinkerton, partners, doing business as Pinkerton National Detective Agency, against the Grand Pacific Hotel Company, and Albert E. Glennie, to recover for services performed by the plaintiffs as detectives. The declaration consisted of the common counts only. A plea of non-assumpsit was filed by the Grand Pacific Hotel Company on July…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Magruder
This is an action of assumpsit, brought originally by the appellees against the appellant, the Grand Pacific Hotel Company, and one Albert E. Glennie, to recover for services rendered by appellees to the appellant. There does not seem to be any difference, or at least any contention between the parties, as to the amount of the judgment. The main contention on the part of the appellant is, that the appellees were employed by Albert E. Glennie, and not by the Grand Pacific Hotel Company, and that the contract or arrangement, made with them on January 31, 1899, was made by Glennie in his own…
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