Raisor v. Chicago & Alton Railway Co.
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ oE Error to the Appellate Court for the First District ;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. E. F. Dunne, Judge, presiding. The following is the statement of the facts in this case, made by the Appellate Court: “Laura P. Raisor, appellant, sued appellee in case for negligence causing the death of her husband, Isaac S. Raisor. The declaration was demurred to by appellee.
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Writ oE Error to the Appellate Court for the First District ;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. E. F. Dunne, Judge, presiding. The following is the statement of the facts in this case, made by the Appellate Court: “Laura P. Raisor, appellant, sued appellee in case for negligence causing the death of her husband, Isaac S. Raisor. The declaration was demurred to by appellee. The court sustained the demurrer, and defendant electing to stand by her demurrer, gave judgment for appellee. “The declaration contains six counts. It is averred, in substance,…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Magruder
The following opinion delivered by the Appellate Court for the First District, speaking through Mr. Justice Adams, correctly disposes of the questions involved in this case, and is adopted as the opinion of this court:
“Under the declaration plaintiff can only recover, if at all, under section 2864, and the arguments of counsel for the parties, respectively,- are on this hypothesis. The questions argued are, whether section 2864 is penal, and whether the enforcement of the section would be contrary to the policy of this State, appellee urging the affirmative and appellant the negative of both…
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- Philpott v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1884
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