Missouri Pacific Railway Co. v. Flannigan
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Circuit Court of St. Clair County; the Hon. B. R. Burroughs, Judge, presiding. This is a bill filed by appellant, a corporation established under the laws of the State of Missouri, and certain others, who were employes of that corporation in and about the operation of that railroad in the State of Missouri, and averring that certain of said employes are heads of families and residents of the State of Missouri, and that wages are earned by them and payable in…
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of St. Clair County; the Hon. B. R. Burroughs, Judge, presiding. This is a bill filed by appellant, a corporation established under the laws of the State of Missouri, and certain others, who were employes of that corporation in and about the operation of that railroad in the State of Missouri, and averring that certain of said employes are heads of families and residents of the State of Missouri, and that wages are earned by them and payable in said State of Missouri, where said employes reside; that the amount so earned by said employes is in nearly all cases…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Phillips
In the case of The Wabash Railroad Company v. Dougan, 41 Ill. App. 543, it was held that a non-resident creditor might proceed by attachment against a non-resident -debtor and garnishee a foreign corporation doing business in this State; and in that case the answer the garnishee set up was that the plaintiff fraudulently and with the express and avowed purpose of evading the exemption laws of Missouri, and of depriving the debtor of the exemption of that State, came to this State and sought to avail himself of the process of our courts; and in the case cited it was held that “ admitting the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Gerard v. GateauAppellate Court of Illinois · 1884
- Wabash Railroad v. DouganAppellate Court of Illinois · 1891
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- DeMarco v. University of Health SciencesAppellate Court of Illinois · 1976
- Western Assurance Co. v. WaldenSupreme Court of Missouri · 1911
- Stone v. DrakeSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1906
- Mexican Asphalt Co. v. Mexican Asphalt Paving Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1895
- DeMarco v. University of Health SciencesAppellate Court of Illinois · 1976