#### Robert I. Watson, Appellee, v. Chicago Building Construction Company, Appellant.

Gen. No. 23,203. (Not to be reported in full.)

Appeal from the Municipal Court of Chicago; the Hon. John F. Haas, Judge, presiding.

Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the March term, 1917.

Affirmed.

Opinion filed January 31, 1918.

Statement of the Case.

Action by Robert I. Watson, plaintiff, against Chicago Building Construction Company, a corporation, defendant, to recover for services claimed to have been rendered under a contract. From a judgment for plaintiff for $250, defendant appeals.

J. Ambrose Gearon, for appellant.

John Lews, for appellee.

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See Illinois Notes Digest, Vols. XI to XV, and Cumulative Quarterly, same topic and section number.

Mr. Presiding Justice Barnes

delivered the opinion of the court.

*435Abstract of the Decision.

1. Municipal Court op Chicago, § 26 * —what is not statement of facts. A mere recitation of testimony is not a statement of facts though certified as such.

2. Contracts, § 384*—when shown that agreement completed before reduced to writing. In an action to recover for services claimed to have been rendered under a contract, evidence held to support a finding that the agreement was completed before it was put into writing.