Legal Opinion
Galante v. STEEL CITY NAT'L BK. OF CHICAGO
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided November 3, 1978No. 77-833PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Lorenz
Plaintiffs appeal from an order dismissing their complaint and entering a default judgment against them on defendants’ counterclaim. On appeal they contend that the trial court erred in refusing to recognize their right to assert the Fifth Amendment privilege against self-in crimination during their pretrial depositions.
The following facts pertinent to this appeal appear in the record.
Plaintiffs brought this action to recover insurance proceeds after certain property in which they claimed an interest was destroyed by fire. In their complaint they alleged that they were contract purchasers of…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Jo Ann Lyons v. Wilbur R. Johnson, Jo Ann Lyons v. F. J. Delarios, Jo Ann Lyons v. F. J. DelariosCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1969
- Franklin v. FranklinSupreme Court of Missouri · 1955
- Independent Productions Corp. v. Loew's, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1958
- Kisting v. Westchester Fire Insurance CompanyDistrict Court, W.D. Wisconsin · 1968
- Levine v. BornsteinNew York Supreme Court · 1958
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3Cited by26 opinions
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