Tinkoff v. Wharton

Mr. Presiding Justice Burke

delivered the opinion of the court.

On July 14, 1946, Paysoff Tinkoff, Paysoff Tinkoff, Jr., and Ella H. Tinkoff, doing business as Paysoff Tinkoff & Son, filed a statement of claim against Roy H. Wharton, alleging that at the request of the defendant they prepared certain income tax returns and estimated tax returns for him; that the reasonable value of their services was $537.50; and that defendant paid thereon $37.50, leaving a balance of $500, for which they asked judgment. Answering, the defendant stated that he contracted with plaintiffs to fill out a ‘ ‘…