Bolton v. Cowgill

Citations

• 71 Ill. 585

Syllabus

<p>Award op arbitrators—effect of, when between, a party and a firm,, upon a, suit between the same party and an individual member of the firm. The plaintiff claimed that he had paid money to the defendant to be applied on the indebtedness of the plaintiff to two firms, of both which defendant was a traveling agent, and of one of which he was a member. The firm of which defendant was a member denied ever receiving any part of the money, and upon that question being arbitrated, the award was in their favor and against the plaintiff. Upon a suit afterwards brought by plaintiff against the defendant for the money alleged to have been paid to him for said firms, it was held, that this award was no bar to Such suit.</p>