Masonic Temple Safety Deposit Co. v. Langfelt
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action of trespass on the case. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County: the Hon. Edward P. Vail, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the October term, 1903.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Freeman
Appellant urges as ground for reversal, that there is a non-joinder of parties plaintiff. There is testimony tending to show that the twenty-five plaintiffs, of whom the secretary, Meiler, is one, composed the entire membership of the Amalgamated Wood Workers’ Council at the time the suit was begun. It is claimed, however, in appellant’s behalf, that the only persons who could bring the suit were those who were members of the council at the time of the alleged loss, and some of them are not shown to have been joined as plaintiffs. No question is raised apparently as to the right of the…
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- Snell v. De LandIllinois Supreme Court · 1867
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