Legal Opinion

Smith v. Hill

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided January 24, 1958No. 34540PublishedCited by 64 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice HershEy

This cause comes here on direct appeal from a judgment of the circuit court of De Kalb County sustaining appellee’s motion to dismiss an amended complaint for breach of promise, and from a judgment entered upon the counts so dismissed, upon which appellant elected to stand.

The said amended complaint consisted of three counts. The first count alleged the promise to marry and the date the ceremony was to be performed; that confiding in said promise the plaintiff has remained unmarried and is still ready and willing to marry the defendant, but that defendant refused and continues to refuse to…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. People Ex Rel. Eitel v. LindheimerIllinois Supreme Court · 1939
  2. Eshelman v. RawaltIllinois Supreme Court · 1921
  3. Smith v. Board of Education of Oswego Community High School DistrictIllinois Supreme Court · 1950
  4. Hansen v. RaleighIllinois Supreme Court · 1945
  5. Heck v. SchuppIllinois Supreme Court · 1946

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3Cited by64 opinions

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