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  "name": "Cook v. Haussen et al.",
  "name_abbreviation": "Cook v. Haussen",
  "decision_date": "1893-12-31",
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      {
        "text": "Mr. Justice Cart\ndelivered the opinion of the Court.\nThe appellant sued the appellees for work and materials furnished, as he says, upon their promise to pay for it.\nThe appellees had a contract for building a house; sub-let a portion of it to one Schultz, who sub-let a part of his contract to the appellant. The appellant had done a portion of the work under his contract, and been paid for such portion, partly if not wholly, by Schultz. Schultz died, and the appellant\u2019s case is that the appellees promised that they would pay him if he would complete his contract with Schultz.\nThis the appellees denied, and upon conflicting testimony, given more than seven years after the work was finished, the court trying the case without a jury decided against the appellant. We can not say that the judge did not come to the right conclusion.\nAnother sub-contractor under Schultz, was a witness for the appellant, and was asked: \u201c What was said by Mr.\nHaussen to you with reference to that work then ? \u201d and \u201cBid Mr. Haussen ever pay you anything on your contract ? \u201d\nTo the refusal by the court to permit those questions to be answered, the appellant excepted.\nIt would be a sufficient answer to the exceptions that the appellant made no statement of what he expected to prove. Gaffield v. Scott, 33 Ill. App. 317; and see C. & A. R. R. v. Shenk, 131 Ill. 283.\nBut if it was expected that the witness would say that Haussen did promise to pay and did pay the witness, that would be no corroboration of the appellant\u2019s claim of a like promise to him. The judgment is affirmed.",
        "type": "majority",
        "author": "Mr. Justice Cart"
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    "attorneys": [
      "Max Eobinson, attorney for appellant.",
      "Frank J. Crawford, attorney for appellees."
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    "head_matter": "Cook v. Haussen et al.\n1. Evidence\u2014Irrelevant, Properly Excluded.\u2014Evidence having no apparent relevancy to the matter in controversy is properly excluded where there is no statement as to what the party offering it expects to prove.\nMemorandum.\u2014Assumpsit. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Francis Adams, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1893, and affirmed.\nOpinion filed December 31, 1893.\nThe statement of facts is contained in the opinion of the court.\nMax Eobinson, attorney for appellant.\nFrank J. Crawford, attorney for appellees."
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