Shenehon v. Illinois Life Insurance
Appellate Court of Illinois
Bill to Cancel a Policy of Life Insurance.—Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. Philip Stein, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Waterman
In the full sense of the word, jurisdiction is power to hear and determine. Jurisdiction over a subject-matter exists by virtue of law; jurisdiction over parties is acquired in each particular action.
In England, up to the recent judicature act which went into operation November 2, 1875, the jurisdiction of courts was principally consuetudinary: an evolution out of the conditions under which civilization was there developed.
As in ancient days the king was the fountain of all authority, so he was the source of all justice. There was then the king’s court, attached to his person, which attended…
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