Peirce v. Sholtey
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Circuit Court of McLean county; the Hon. C. D. Mybbs, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1912.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Thompson
delivered the opinion of the court.
This is an action in assumpsit, brought by Charles M. Peirce, appellee, to recover $1,000 for services as an attorney and for money advanced for Levi W. Sholtey, the defendant. The declaration consists of the common counts. The defendant filed pleas of the general issue and of payment. A trial resulted in a verdict and judgment in favor of the plaintiff for $450.
The evidence shows that the defendant on June 20, 1908, made a contract with the South West Land Company, a corporation with headquarters in Chicago, for the purchase of…
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