Legal Opinion

Stark v. Ralph F. Roussey & Associates, Inc.

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided December 7, 1970No. 54183PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Leighton

This appeal requires us to decide whether the trial court erred in vacating two dismissals for want of prosecution and denying a petition for change of venue. The questions arose in a suit to foreclose a mechanic’s lien.

In December 1963, Chester A. Stark, doing business as Chester A. Stark & Associates, sued Ralph F. Roussey & Associates, Inc., a corporation; Ralph F. Roussey, Chicago Title and Trust Company, a corporation as trustee and Unknown Owners, alleging that defendants employed plaintiff, a duly licensed registered professional architect, to perform architectural services on real…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Ridgely v. Central Pipe Line Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1951
  2. Trojan v. Marquette National BankAppellate Court of Illinois · 1967
  3. Stevens v. City of ChicagoAppellate Court of Illinois · 1970
  4. Kingsley v. Amalgamated Meat CuttersAppellate Court of Illinois · 1944
  5. Athletic Ass'n of the University of Illinois v. CrawfordAppellate Court of Illinois · 1963

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. City of Chicago v. Airline Canteen Service, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1978
  2. Spears v. SpearsAppellate Court of Illinois · 1977
  3. In Re Marriage of RansomAppellate Court of Illinois · 1981
  4. Nenadic v. Grant HospitalAppellate Court of Illinois · 1979
  5. Wierzbicki v. GleasonAppellate Court of Illinois · 2009

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