Williams v. Chicago Exhibition Co.
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ of Error to the Branch Appellate Court for the First District; — heard in that court on writ of error to the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Elbridge Hanecy, Judge, presiding.
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Writ of Error to the Branch Appellate Court for the First District; — heard in that court on writ of error to the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Elbridge Hanecy, Judge, presiding. This is a bill in chancery, filed on November 21, 1898, by the plaintiff in error as assigmee of Elizabeth Lawrence, mortgagee, against the defendants in error, the Chicago Exhibition Company and F. C. Austin Manufacturing Company for the purpose of restraining them from removing certain buildings and improvements from the mortgaged premises. The bill is verified by the affidavit of the plaintiff therein,…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Magruder
First — The only relief, sought by the bill in this case, is to enjoin the removal of the building, chimney, boilers and machinery erected upon the mortg'aged premises. The defendant in error, P. C. Austin Manufacturing Company, made its motion to dissolve the temporary injunction for want of equity appearing on the face of the bill. This motion operated as a demurrer to the bill, and admitted the truth of all the allegations therein. A motion to dissolve the injunction leads to the same result as a demurrer to the bill, so far as the injunction is concerned. If the demurrer be sustained, or…
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