Legal Opinion

Bushers v. Graceland Cemetery Ass'n of Albion, Ill.

District Court, E.D. Illinois

Decided December 24, 1958No. Civ. 1585-DPublished

1Opinion of the Court

PLATT, Chief Judge.

Plaintiffs, citizens of Indiana, brought this action to recover damages in the amount of $20,000 each, and to obtain an injunction to restrain the defendants from continuing to operate and to remove an oil pump now located in the cemetery. The defendants are the Graceland Cemetery Association of Albion, Illinois, and James and Harvey Allen, citizens of Illinois, partners, doing business as Allen Brothers. The defendants have answered denying that the plaintiffs are entitled to damages or any relief.

It. was stipulated by the parties that the court should determine the issues…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  2. Smith v. Dravo Corp.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1953
  3. Parks v. Northwestern UniversityIllinois Supreme Court · 1905
  4. Yoder v. Nu-Enamel CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1941
  5. Eick v. Perk Dog Food Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1952

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