Legal Opinion

R. F. Conway Co. v. City of Chicago

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided June 22, 1916PublishedCited by 17 opinions

Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District ;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Jesse A. Baldwin, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Dunn

This was a bill in equity filed in the circuit court of Cook county by appellant against the city of Chicago and the Chicago Railways Company, involving the question of appellant’s liability for the cost of repairing a portion of the roadway of Lincoln avenue, which had been paved by appellant under a contract with the city. The trial court entered a decree dismissing the bill for want of equity. That decree was affirmed by the Appellate Court. A certificate of importance being granted, the case has been brought here on appeal.

The city of Chicago on May 20, 1907, entered into a contract with…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. MacKnight Flintic Stone Co. v. Mayor of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1899
  2. Mittel v. KarlIllinois Supreme Court · 1890
  3. Bentley v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1889
  4. Field v. LeiterIllinois Supreme Court · 1886
  5. City of Lake View v. MacRitchieIllinois Supreme Court · 1890

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Knox College v. Celotex Corp.Illinois Supreme Court · 1981
  2. Canadian Radium & Uranium Corp. v. Indemnity Insurance Co. of North AmericaIllinois Supreme Court · 1952
  3. Prowant v. SealySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1919
  4. Finlay v. SwirskySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1925
  5. W. H. Lyman Construction Co. v. Village of GurneeAppellate Court of Illinois · 1980

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