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Bentley v. Merchants Matrix Cut Syndicate

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District
Apr 24, 1946
328 Ill. App. 589 (Ill. App. Ct. 1946)

Opinion

Gen. No. 43,155. (Abstract of Decision.)

Opinion filed April 24, 1946 Released for publication May 10, 1946

CONTRACTS, § 603legal effect of unambiguous contract as question of law for decision by court. In action by decedent's administratrix for defendant's breach of contract in failing to extend written agreement for monthly payments to decedent in consideration for his refraining from engaging in competing business, and which payments were dependent upon earnings of defendant exceeding certain amount, where defendant contended that "earnings" meant "net profits," held that contract was neither ambiguous nor incomplete and legal effect of it presented question of law for court to decide.

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

Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. THOMAS J. LYNCH, Judge, presiding.

Judgment affirmed. Heard in the third division, first district, this court at the December term, 1944.

Lucius, Buehler Lucius, for appellant;

Edward B. Lucius and Ralph F. Trenchard, of counsel;

Winston, Strawn Shaw, for appellee;

George B. Christensen and Alexander J. Moody, of counsel.


Not to be published in full. Opinion filed April 24, 1946; released for publication May 10, 1946.


Summaries of

Bentley v. Merchants Matrix Cut Syndicate

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District
Apr 24, 1946
328 Ill. App. 589 (Ill. App. Ct. 1946)
Case details for

Bentley v. Merchants Matrix Cut Syndicate

Case Details

Full title:Mary F. Bentley, Administratrix of Estate of Charles E. Line, Sr.…

Court:Appellate Court of Illinois, First District

Date published: Apr 24, 1946

Citations

328 Ill. App. 589 (Ill. App. Ct. 1946)
66 N.E.2d 493

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