Legal Opinion

City of Chicago v. LJ Sheridan & Co., Inc.

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided July 18, 1958No. Gen. 47,303PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Friend

The City of Chicago filed a complaint against L. J. Sheridan & Company, Inc., managing agent of the State-Madison Building, for failure to install exit, fire escape, stairway and directional signs, and a system of standard inside standpipes in the building, in alleged violation of certain provisions of the Municipal Code of Chicago. Defendant answered, and after trial by the court, judgment was entered finding the issues for defendant and discharging it. The city appeals.

The building, seventeen floors in height, is located at the northwest corner of State and Madison streets in Chicago and…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. James v. Dravo Contracting Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1937
  2. Arizona v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  3. James Stewart & Co. v. SadrakulaSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
  4. Silas Mason Co. v. Tax Commission of WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
  5. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co. v. McGlinnSupreme Court of the United States · 1885

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Dini v. NaiditchIllinois Supreme Court · 1960
  2. McQueeney v. Catholic Bishop of ChicagoAppellate Court of Illinois · 1959
  3. Baron v. AbtAppellate Court of Illinois · 1965
  4. Jones v. Polish Falcons of City of Chicago HeightsAppellate Court of Illinois · 1993
  5. City of Chicago v. BallingerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1964

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