City of Detroit v. Wabash Refining Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
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, 1920.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding? Justice Gridley
delivered the opinion of the court.
On March _9, 1918, the City of Detroit, a municipal corporation of the State of Michigan, commenced an action in case in the circuit court of Cook county against the three defendants. Plaintiff’s declaration consisted of eleven counts, to which each defendant filed a general and special demurrer. On May 4, 1920, after a full hearing, the court sustained the demurrers and, npon plaintiff electing to abide by its declaration, entered judgment against plaintiff for costs, and this appeal followed.
The question is: Does any one of…
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