Legal Opinion
Werner v. I.C.R.R. Co.
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided March 16, 1942No. 26293. Judgments reversedPublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The Appellate Court affirmed a judgment of the city court of East St. Louis (309 Ill. App. 292) and leave to appeal was granted by this court. After the appeal was granted the appellant obtained leave of court to file a motion which for the first time raised a question of the jurisdiction of the city court. The motion was taken with the case and each of the parties filed supplemental briefs on the jurisdictional issues.
The facts necessary to a consideration of the motion are, that in 1936 plaintiff Paul W. Werner resided in De Witt county and was in the employ of the defendant Illinois…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Hibernia National Bank v. . LacombeNew York Court of Appeals · 1881
- Works v. Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1892
- Miller v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1907
- Town of Audubon v. HandIllinois Supreme Court · 1906
- Joslyn v. DickersonIllinois Supreme Court · 1873
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Herb v. PitcairnSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Hardman v. Helene Curtis Industries, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1964
- Zalduendo v. ZalduendoAppellate Court of Illinois · 1977
- People Ex Rel. Person v. MillerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1977
- Meyer v. MeyerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1946
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