Legal Opinion
Staley v. Mears
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided June 5, 1957No. Gen. 10,100PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE REYNOLDS
delivered the opinion of the court.
The plaintiffs brought suit to restrain the defendants from building a carport which was alleged to be in violation of a restrictive covenant. The defendants filed their answer, and the cause was referred to a Master in Chancery to take the evidence and report his conclusions of law and fact thereon. At the conclusion of the plaintiffs’ evidence before the Master, the defendants moved for a directed verdict. The Master certified the evidence taken, (plaintiffs’ evidence only) to the Circuit Court for a ruling on the motion for a…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Hutchinson v. UlrichIllinois Supreme Court · 1893
- Ewertsen v. GerstenbergIllinois Supreme Court · 1900
- Turney v. ShriverIllinois Supreme Court · 1915
- Postal Telegraph-Cable Co. v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1895
- O'Gallagher v. LockhartIllinois Supreme Court · 1914
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Crest Commercial, Inc. v. Union-Hall, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1968
- G. H. Sternberg & Co. v. CelliniAppellate Court of Illinois · 1973
- Goldblatt Bros., Inc. v. Addison Green Meadows, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1972
- Kessler v. PalmeriAppellate Court of Illinois · 1972
- Southwest Forest Industries, Inc. v. Robert SharfsteinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1972
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