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  "name": "Claus Tomhave, Appellant, v. Richard H. Vortman, Appellee",
  "name_abbreviation": "Tomhave v. Vortman",
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      "Claus Tomhave, Appellant, v. Richard H. Vortman, Appellee."
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    "opinions": [
      {
        "text": "Mr. Justice Eldredge\ndelivered the opinion of the court.\n2. Licenses, \u00a7 34*\u2014when revocable at will. A license given by a party to another to cut trees on the licensor\u2019s land, held to carry no interest in the realty and to be revocable at the will of the licensor.",
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    "attorneys": [
      "John J. Reeve and Kirby, Wilson & Brockhouse, for appellant.",
      "William N. Hairgrove and William L. Patton, for appellee."
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    "head_matter": "Claus Tomhave, Appellant, v. Richard H. Vortman, Appellee.\n(Not to be reported in full.)\nAbstract of the Decision.\n1. Licenses, \u00a7 29 \u2014when evidence insufficient to show license to cut trees. Evidence held insufficient to show a license by plaintiff to defendant to cut certain trees standing on plaintiff\u2019s land, in an action to recover damages for such cutting, the only testimony as to such license being that of defendant, denied by plaintiff, that plaintiff in a certain conversation stated that they would let the trees in question grow up for posts and each take one-half.\nAppeal from the Circuit Court of Morgan county; the Hon. Norman L. Jones, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the April term, 1916.\nReversed and remanded.\nOpinion filed April 16, 1917.\nStatement of the Case.\nAction of trespass by Clans Tomhave, plaintiff, against Richard H. Vortman, defendant, to recover for cutting of plaintiff\u2019s hedge trees. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals.\nThe appeal was transferred by the Supreme Court, to which it was originally taken, to the Appellate Court by the opinion in Tomhave v. Vortman, 274 Ill. 28, to which reference is made for statement of facts and issues.\nJohn J. Reeve and Kirby, Wilson & Brockhouse, for appellant.\nWilliam N. Hairgrove and William L. Patton, for appellee.\nSee Illinois Notes Digest, Vols. XI to XV, and Cumulative Quarterly, same topic and section number.\nSee Illinois Notes Digest, Vols. XI to XV, and Cumulative Quarterly, same topic and section number."
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