Bartlett v. Cicero Light, Heat & Power Co.
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ of Error to the Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Charles G. Neely, Judge, presiding. This is an action begun in the circuit court of Cook county on December 10,1895, by plaintiff in error against the defendant in error to recover damages for the death of plaintiff’s intestate, alleged to have occurred through the negligence of the defendant in error, as set up in the declaration.
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Writ of Error to the Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Charles G. Neely, Judge, presiding. This is an action begun in the circuit court of Cook county on December 10,1895, by plaintiff in error against the defendant in error to recover damages for the death of plaintiff’s intestate, alleged to have occurred through the negligence of the defendant in error, as set up in the declaration. The declaration consists of three counts, in each of which it is alleged, that plaintiff’s intestate came to his, death while…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Magruder
The main question, presented by the demurrer to the amended declaration in the present case, is this: Where a corporation has been placed in the hands of a receiver, and an injury or death has been caused by the negligence of the receiver while he is operating the property of the corporation; and where, by stipulation between the parties, the receiver is discharged, and the property is restored to the possession of the corporation, can the corporation itself be held liable for damages for the injury so received during" the receivership? As a general rule, a corporation, while its property is…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- McNulta v. LockridgeIllinois Supreme Court · 1891
- Texas Pacific Railway Co. v. JohnsonTexas Supreme Court · 1890
- Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. McFadden Bros.Texas Supreme Court · 1896
- Sloan v. Central Iowa Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1883
- Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. BaileyTexas Supreme Court · 1892
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- Knickerbocker v. BenesIllinois Supreme Court · 1902
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