Chamber of Commerce v. Sollitt
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Superior Court of Chicago; Hon. John A. Jameson, Judge, presiding. This was an action of assumpsit brought by the Chamber of Commerce against Sollitt, for damages for the non-performance of a contract for the carpenter work on a building. This contract was made June 30,1864. On the 13th of July, following, Sollitt notified the building committee of his entire inability to comply with his contract, ip. a letter which appears at length in the opinion.
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Appeal from the Superior Court of Chicago; Hon. John A. Jameson, Judge, presiding. This was an action of assumpsit brought by the Chamber of Commerce against Sollitt, for damages for the non-performance of a contract for the carpenter work on a building. This contract was made June 30,1864. On the 13th of July, following, Sollitt notified the building committee of his entire inability to comply with his contract, ip. a letter which appears at length in the opinion. The committee at once informed him that they should hold him responsible on his contract; that letter is also quoted in the…
1Opinion of the Court
Hr. Justice Lawrence
delivered the opinion of the Court:
The Chamber of Commerce of Chicago employed Sollitt to do the carpenters’ work ón their building. Before the time had arrived for commencing work, he addressed to them the following letter :
“ Chicago, July 13, 1864.
“ Gentlemen of the Building Committee,
“ Chamber of Commerce —
“It is with the deepest regret, that I am obliged, from the force of circumstances, to announce to you my entire inability to proceed with my contract for Chamber of Commerce building as the matter now stands, which is briefly thus:
“ In a very short time after I had…
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