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Lake Shore Building Co. v. City of Chicago

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided July 19, 1917No. Gen. No. 22,656PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Jesse A. Baldwin, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the October term, 1916.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice McDonald

This is an appeal from a judgment entered against the plaintiff (appellant) on the pleadings, in an action of trespass. The declaration contained six counts. To the first four, defendant (appellee) pleaded the statute of limitations. To these pleas the plaintiff demurred and the court overruled said demurrers, after which plaintiff amended its fourth count. To the amendód fourth, the fifth and sixth counts defendant demurred, and its demurrers were sustained. Plaintiff then elected to stand by its amended fourth, its fifth and sixth counts.' The action of the trial court in overruling…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Chicago & Alton Railroad v. MaherIllinois Supreme Court · 1878
  2. Morrison v. MendenhallSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1872
  3. Chicago & Iowa Railroad v. HopkinsIllinois Supreme Court · 1878
  4. Burrall v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1906
  5. Smith v. Chicago, Alton & St. Louis R. R.Illinois Supreme Court · 1873

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Rosenthal v. City of Crystal LakeAppellate Court of Illinois · 1988
  2. Seaphus v. LillyDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1988
  3. Mattison-Greenlee Service Corp. v. CulhaneCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1939
  4. Genenbacher v. Centurytel Fiber Co. II, LLCDistrict Court, C.D. Illinois · 2007

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