Legal Opinion

Jovan v. Starr

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided October 9, 1967No. Gen. M-51,525PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Adesko

The administrators of the estate of James N. Jovan brought this action against John Starr (Starr) and John J. Yowell (Yowell) for the return of $2,000 which Starr, acting as agent for plaintiff, had deposited with Yow-ell acting as escrowee. (We shall refer to James N. Jovan as plaintiff.)

The court found the issues against both defendants and entered judgment for the administrators in the sum of $2,000. Defendant Yowell’s motion for a new trial was denied and he now prosecutes this appeal.

On December 30,1957, plaintiff, one Alexander G. Chiagouris (Chiagouris) and Starr entered into an…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Sanders v. SeelyeIllinois Supreme Court · 1889
  2. Bawden v. FurlongAppellate Court of Illinois · 1958
  3. Bort v. EisenbergAppellate Court of Illinois · 1966

3Cited by11 opinions

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  4. Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Fund v. JordanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
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