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Dittmann v. Westfield Homes, Inc.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Chicago, First District
Dec 17, 1947
332 Ill. App. 661 (Ill. App. Ct. 1947)

Opinion

Gen. No. 44,075. (Abstract of Decision.)

Opinion filed December 17, 1947 Released for publication January 9, 1948

EVIDENCE, § 145account not provable by secondary evidence. In action for commission allegedly due plaintiff salesman for sale of real estate, where case of plaintiff consisted of "commission statement" showing balance due, while defendant contended that statement sued upon was not account stated but tenative weekly account subject to revision, in support of which defendant unsuccessfully attempted to introduce secondary proof that debit statement was mailed to plaintiff, without producing defendant's books to show debit in account of plaintiff, held that there was no evidence showing that "commission statement" sued on was not final statement of plaintiff's account.

See Callaghan's Illinois Digest, same topic and section number.

Appeal from the Municipal Court of Chicago; the Hon. J.M. BRAUDE, Judge, presiding.

Judgment affirmed. Heard in the third division, first district, this court at the April term, 1947.

Whitty McGah, for appellant;

Arthur W. Kennelly, of counsel;

No appearance for appellee.


Not to be published in full. Opinion filed December 17, 1947; released for publication January 9, 1948.


Summaries of

Dittmann v. Westfield Homes, Inc.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Chicago, First District
Dec 17, 1947
332 Ill. App. 661 (Ill. App. Ct. 1947)
Case details for

Dittmann v. Westfield Homes, Inc.

Case Details

Full title:Paul Dittmann, Appellee, v. Westfield Homes, Inc., Appellant

Court:Appellate Court of Illinois, Chicago, First District

Date published: Dec 17, 1947

Citations

332 Ill. App. 661 (Ill. App. Ct. 1947)
76 N.E.2d 351