Lyons v. Kanter
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Second Branch Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Municipal Court of Chicago; the Hon. William N. Gem-mill, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Dunn
James F. Lyons recovered a judgment in an action of the fourth class in the municipal court of Chicago against Harry L. Kanter and Norton E. Ruderman for a malicious prosecution. The defendants appealed to the Appellate Court, which affirmed the judgment and granted a certificate of importance and a further appeal to this court.
It is insisted that the judgment must be reversed because the plaintiff’s statement of claim does not state a cause of action. The statement shows that the defendants were engaged in the mercantile business and used the name “Empire Paper Company;” that the plaintiff…
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