The Illinois Central Railroad convinced a judge to set aside an earlier directed verdict against the company in a fee dispute with their attorney, Abraham Lincoln. The jury, however, quickly found for Lincoln, awarding him $4,800 for his work in the McLean County tax case. (By Matthew Pinsker)
Source Citation
"The Lincoln Log," June 23, 1857, The Papers of Abraham Lincoln, http://thelincolnlog.org/view/1857/6/23
Record Data
Date Certainty
Exact
Type
Lawmaking/Litigating
