Ennis v. Pullman Palace Car Co.
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. Elbridge Hanecy, Judge, presiding. This is an action of assumpsit, commenced on September 30, 1893, by the appellant against the appellee company to recover for professional services as counsel and general counsel for appellee for about four years and five months.
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Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Elbridge Hanecy, Judge, presiding. This is an action of assumpsit, commenced on September 30, 1893, by the appellant against the appellee company to recover for professional services as counsel and general counsel for appellee for about four years and five months. The declaration contains only the common counts, and the plaintiff seeks to recover as on a quantum meruit for services from June 7, 1884, to the end of October, 1888. The first plea was the general…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Magruder
By the eighth instruction given to the jury they were, told, that, if they should find from the evidence in the case, that there was no contract or agreement between plaintiff and defendant as to the amount of plaintiff’s compensation, then the plaintiff was entitled to recover for the months of September and October, 1888, whatever the evidence showed his services were fairly and reasonably worth, less any amounts that may have been paid on account of those months. The defendant below, appellee here, produced no vouchers signed by the plaintiff below, appellant here, for services during…
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