Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Co. v. Richards
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Julius S:- Grinnell, Judge, presiding. This was a suit in assumpsit, brought by Edward S. Richards, surviving partner of the firm of Richards, Maynard & Co., against the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway Company, to recover damages for breaches of a contract, the material provisions of which will be stated presently.
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Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Julius S:- Grinnell, Judge, presiding. This was a suit in assumpsit, brought by Edward S. Richards, surviving partner of the firm of Richards, Maynard & Co., against the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway Company, to recover damages for breaches of a contract, the material provisions of which will be stated presently. Prior to the execution of said contract, grain brought by western railroads to Chicago, and destined, either before or upon its arrival in…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Shope
It is insisted in this court that the evidence is insufficient to sustain the verdict and judgment. The right and duty of this court to review the facts are placed upon two grounds: First, that under section 2, article 6, of the constitution, which provides, “the Supreme Court shall consist of seven judges, and shall have original jurisdiction in cases relating to the revenue, in mandamus and habeas corpus cases, and appellate jurisdiction in all other cases,” the provisions of section 89 of the Practice act, restricting the power of this court to the consideration of questions of law, only,…
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