Scott v. Morris
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action of assumpsit. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Thomas G. Windes, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Holdom
Edward H. Morris, the appellee, is a lawyer at this bar, and was for twenty years prior to the death of appellant’s intestate, Daniel Scott, the attorney of said Scott. It seems Scott was a man interested in business enterprises in Chicago and had occasion for legal services, and that Morris was the lawyer to whom he steadily applied and whose services he engag’ed whenever he needed legal advice or assistance. When Scott died he was indebted for legal services and disbursements in and about suits, etc., made, paid and rendered by Morris in the-sum of $553. Morris had in his custody papers and…
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