Vessel Owners' Towing Co. v. Taylor
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;— heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. M. F. Tuley, Judge, presiding.
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Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;— heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. M. F. Tuley, Judge, presiding. This is a bill, filed in the Circuit Court of Cook County on January 28, 1885, by appellee against the appellant and one J. C. Dunbar, to set aside an award rendered under an agreement of submission theretofore entered into between the said complainant and the defendants, for the purpose of settling the liability for a collision, that had occurred on August 19, 1882, in Lake Michigan near-the Chicago Crib, between the schooner…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Magbudeb
The proof in this case shows, that the hearing before the arbitrators was had in the back room of the office of appellant, one of the interested parties. The award, afterwards rendered, relieved appellant of all responsibility for the collision between the vessels. The examination of witnesses appears to have been begun on August 26, 1882, and to have been conducted at different times during several days thereafter.
The bill alleges, as the main reason for setting aside- the award, that the appellee, Taylor, was not notified of the hearing before the arbitrators, and did not appear before…
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