Kendall v. West
Appellate Court of Illinois
Assumpsit, on a contract for services. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Robert W. Hilscher, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the March term, 1901. Statement. — The appellant is an actor and is a specialist in what is known as monologue. Appellee is a theatrical manager.
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Assumpsit, on a contract for services. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Robert W. Hilscher, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the March term, 1901. Statement. — The appellant is an actor and is a specialist in what is known as monologue. Appellee is a theatrical manager. A contract in writing was made by which appellee engaged the services of appellant and by which appellant contracted “ to perform and act ” for appellee at such places and theaters in the United States and Canada as appellee might require for the theatrical seasons of 1898 and 1899. By the terms…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Seabs
It can not be contended that anything is due from appellee to appellant as salary contracted to be paid, for the evidence discloses that appellant had been paid in full up to the time when the éngagement ivas terminated by appellee, and that thereafter he received from other companies as much in salary as was provided for in the contract with appellee. The claim for damages by reason of the alleged breach of the contract rests solely upon the supposed value of the advertising which appellee had contracted to provide during the unexpired period covered by the contract, and which, it is…
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- Alexis Stoneware Manufacturing Co. v. YoungAppellate Court of Illinois · 1895
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