Legal Opinion

Kahl v. Grand Trunk Western Railroad

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided May 21, 1957No. Gen. No. 47,056Published

1Opinion of the Court

PRESIDING JUSTICE ROBSON

delivered the opinion of the court.

This is an appeal from an order denying plaintiff’s request to restrain defendant from seeking injunctive relief against her in the State of Michigan. The question presented is whether or not the public policy of Illinois is such that the court should grant the relief requested.

The record reveals that plaintiff, Lois M. Kahl, a resident of Cass county, Michigan, as administratrix of her husband’s estate, brought an action in the Superior Court of Cook county under a Michigan statute allowing an action for wrongful death. The complaint…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Miles v. Illinois Central RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
  2. Royal League v. KavanaghIllinois Supreme Court · 1908
  3. Mead v. Merritt & PeckNew York Court of Chancery · 1831
  4. Illinois Life Insurance v. PrentissIllinois Supreme Court · 1917
  5. Harris v. PullmanIllinois Supreme Court · 1876

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