Soverino v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Appellate Court of Illinois
1Opinion of the Court
. Mr. Presiding Justice Schwartz
delivered the opinion of the court.
Plaintiff, a minor, brought this suit for personal injuries sustained while playing in and about a boxcar placed by defendant on a siding near a public street. He bases Ms case on the attractive nuisance doctrine. A motion to dismiss the complaint was filed by defondant on the ground that the complaint did not state a cause of action. After hearing arguments, the court sustained the motion and struck the complaint. No leave to file an amended complaint was asked by plaintiff, and the court thereupon dismissed the suit.…
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2Cases cited8 opinions
- Chicago & Alton Railroad v. McLaughlinIllinois Supreme Court · 1868
- Deibler v. Bernard Bros., Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 1944
- Smith, By, Etc. v. Hines, Director GeneralCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1925
- Jones v. L. & N. R. Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1944
- North Pier Terminal Co. v. Hoskins Coal & Dock Corp.Illinois Supreme Court · 1949
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3Cited by6 opinions
- People Ex Rel. Endicott v. HuddlestonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1976
- In Re Estate of SmithAppellate Court of Illinois · 1963
- Strozewski v. Sherman Equipment Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1979
- Holmes v. KammermanAppellate Court of Illinois · 1956
- Charles Ford & Associates of the Midwest, Inc. v. GoldbergAppellate Court of Illinois · 1955
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