Tongeln v. Knoll

On December 23, 1920, suit was instituted before a justice of the peace in Cook county by William V. Tongeln and Phillip Hanus, copartners doing business under the firm name and style of Wm. V. Tongeln & Company, against plaintiffs in error. Plaintiffs ’ claim was for a commission on the sale of real estate amounting to $240 and $7 cash alleged to have been advanced by plaintiffs at defendants’ request. The record indicates that no defense was interposed to the claim in the justice court. There was a finding and judgment for costs in favor of defendants, from which William V. Tongeln, one of…