West v. Carter
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;— heard in that court on writ of error to the Superior Court of •Cook county; the Hon. Egbebt Jamieson, Judge, presiding.
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Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;— heard in that court on writ of error to the Superior Court of •Cook county; the Hon. Egbebt Jamieson, Judge, presiding. At the June meeting of the Chicago Driving Park Association, the association advertised to give a purse of $300 to a •class of horses known as “gentlemen’s roadsters, ” to be owned in Cook county, and to be driven by the owner: An entrance fee of $15 was charged, which was to be added to the purse .•given by the association, and the whole to be divided into four prizes, the horse taking three heats to receive fifty per…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Shore
July 12,1884, appellant, West, recovered a judgment before a justice of the peace of Cook county, against the Chicago Driving Park Association, a corporation organized under the laws of this State, from which the association appealed to the circuit court of that county, filing appeal bond in compliance with the statute, with appellee as security thereon, properly approved. On the 15th day of June, 1885, the appeal was dismissed by the circuit court for want of prosecution. Suit having been brought upon the appeal bond, appellee alone filed this bill, under, as it is alleged, section 135 of…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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- Vennum v. CarrAppellate Court of Illinois · 1906
- Young v. Estate of YoungAppellate Court of Illinois · 1943
- Chicago Driving Park v. WestAppellate Court of Illinois · 1890
- Harris v. McDonaldAppellate Court of Illinois · 1899
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