Legal Opinion

Conway v. Conners

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided October 15, 1981No. 80-2503PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE ROMITI

delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiff filed suit in equity against the defendants seeking inter alia to recover certain stock in which she had an interest and which defendants had allegedly converted. The trial court dismissed the complaint against three of the defendants with prejudice. We reverse holding that the complaint stated a cause of action in equity and the fact that the complaint is neither plain nor concise is not sufficient grounds for dismissal.

The plaintiff, Margaret Conway, filed suit December 15, 1978, in chancery against Dewey Conners,…

2Cases cited34 opinions

  1. Doner v. Phoenix Joint Stock Land Bank of Kansas CityIllinois Supreme Court · 1942
  2. Carroll v. CaldwellIllinois Supreme Court · 1957
  3. Sherman v. Field ClinicAppellate Court of Illinois · 1979
  4. Browning v. Heritage Insurance Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1975
  5. Ridgely v. Central Pipe Line Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1951

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3Cited by21 opinions

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  2. Barber-Colman Co. v. A & K Midwest Insulation Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1992
  3. Eastern Trading Company v. Refco, Inc., and Refco Capital CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
  4. Nancy's Home of Stuffed Pizza, Inc. v. CirrincioneAppellate Court of Illinois · 1986
  5. Santa Claus Industries, Inc. v. First National BankAppellate Court of Illinois · 1991

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