Legal Opinion
Maria A. Gilbert and Rosita C. Gilbert v. Braniff International Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 19, 1978No. 77-1686PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM J. CAMPBELL, Senior District Judge.
We are called upon in this case to determine the effect of an order entered by the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, striking and dismissing a cause of action with leave to amend the complaint within twenty-eight days. Our analysis of applicable Illinois law persuades us that the order is not a final order and that the district court therefore erred in concluding that plaintiffs’ federal claim was barred.
Maria Angelica Gilbert and her daughter, Rosita, filed an action on June 6,1975 in the Circuit Court of Cook County seeking recovery against…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- G. & C. Merriam Co. v. SaalfieldSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Lawrence W. Lambert v. David R. Conrad and Martha CarlsonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1976
- O'Fallon Development Co. v. City of O'FallonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1976
- Peach v. PeachAppellate Court of Illinois · 1966
- Martin v. MasiniAppellate Court of Illinois · 1967
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- Union National Bank of Marseilles v. Leigh (In Re Leigh)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1994
- United States v. J.H.T., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1989
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