Hoyt v. Shipherd
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. Joseph E. Gaby, Judge, presiding. This was an action of assumpsit, by Jacob E. Shipherd and Benjamin J. Sweet, for the use of Jacob E. Shipherd, against William H. Hoyt. The opinion of the court gives the facts of the case in substance. The plaintiffs recovered judgment for $1200 and costs, in the court below, and the defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Ceaig
This was an action of assumpsit, brought by appellees, against appellant, in the Superior Court of Cook county, to recover commissions on an alleged sale of real estate by appellees for appellant.
On the trial of the cause, the jury returned a verdict for appellees for $1200. A motion for a new trial was overruled, and judgment rendered upon the verdict.
Appellant relies upon two points to reverse the judgment:
First. The court erred in permitting appellees to read to the jury from the opinion of the court in Vol. 55 of Illinois Eeports, on page 476, what purported to be a contract of sale from…
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