City of Chicago v. Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad
Appellate Court of Illinois
Assumpsit. Error to the Municipal Court of Chicago; the Hon. John H. Hume, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Chytraus
The question as to the liability of the defendant railroad company in this action is considerably involved. The action is predicated upon liability in assumpsit. It is not controverted that the city has paid out and expended the sum of $3,189.18 for the repairs upon the sidewalks in question. But, on the other hand, there is no pretense that the defendant has made any express, either oral or written, request of, or promise to, the city in relation to the expenditure.
The defendant has at all times denied liability and continuously maintained a position inconsistent with any request or promise…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Village of Port Jervis v. . First National B'k.New York Court of Appeals · 1884
- Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co. v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1892
- Churchill v. HoltMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1879
- Hope v. City of AltonIllinois Supreme Court · 1905
- State ex rel. City of Minneapolis v. St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1886
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3Cited by12 opinions
- City of Indianapolis v. Indianapolis Water Co.Indiana Supreme Court · 1916
- Perry v. Chicago & North Western Transportation Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1977
- Com'rs of Hwys. of Towns of Annawan v. United StatesDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1979
- Carr v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1948
- Minneapolis, St. Paul, Rochester & Dubuque Electric Traction Co. v. City of MinneapolisSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1914
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