Legal Opinion

Evans v. Illinois Surety Co.

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided April 21, 1921No. 13802PublishedCited by 29 opinions

Appeal from the First Branch Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Denis E. Sullivan, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Carter

A bill for dissolution and a receivership of the Illinois Surety Company was filed in the superior court of Cook county April 19, 1916, by fifty-four stockholders of that company, setting forth facts which the bill stated showed insolvency of that company, and praying for an injunction against the further prosecution of its business. The surety company was alone made defendant and on the same day entered its appearance and answered, admitting the facts set forth in the bill, and thereupon James S. Hopkins was appointed receiver, with power to do all acts necessary for the marshaling and…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Cochran & Sayre v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
  2. Pennsylvania Steel Co. v. New York City Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1912
  3. Carr v. HamiltonSupreme Court of the United States · 1889
  4. William Filene's Sons Co. v. WeedSupreme Court of the United States · 1918
  5. Chemical National Bank v. Hartford Deposit Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1896

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3Cited by29 opinions

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  3. In Re BurkeCalifornia Supreme Court · 1923
  4. George Graff v. Samuel Nieberg and Ida NiebergCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1956
  5. Union Cemetery Ass'n v. CooperIllinois Supreme Court · 1953

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