Culver v. Village of Glencoe
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. John P. McGoorty, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1919.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Dever
Plaintiff brought an action in the circuit court of Cook county and recovered therein a judgment against the defendant for the sum of $2,520.65, to reverse which the defendant brings the case to this court.
The case was tried in the circuit court without a jury, and the contention of plaintiff is that defendant, a municipal corporation, through its duly authorized agents, its president and board of trustees, had entered into a contract with the plaintiff, an attorney at law, under which plaintiff was retained to render professional services in connection with certain legal proceedings taken…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Hope v. City of AltonIllinois Supreme Court · 1905
- Town of Bruce v. DickeyIllinois Supreme Court · 1886
- Dutton v. City of AuroraIllinois Supreme Court · 1885
- Town of New Athens v. ThomasIllinois Supreme Court · 1876
- Village of Harvey v. WilsonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1898
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