New York, Chicago & St. Louis Rd. Co. v. Matzinger

The question presented in this case is whether, under the facts before the court, an injunction should issue restraining the defendant from proceeding to trial with her case against the plaintiff, now pending in the Superior Court of Cook county, Illinois.

If the question of jurisdiction of that court were the only issue, that would, of course, be a question for its determination. However, the jurisdiction of that court is not challenged. On the contrary, it is conceded that it has jurisdiction of both the subject-matter and the parties.

It is well settled that a court of equity may restrain a…