Tollefson v. City of Ottawa
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ of Error to the Appellate Court for the Second District;—heard in that court on writ of error to the Circuit Court of LaSalle county; the Hon. R. M. Skinner, Judge, presiding. This was an action on the case commenced in the circuit court of LaSalle county by the plaintiff in error, against the defendant in error, to recover damages occasioned by the death of Verna Tollefson.
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Writ of Error to the Appellate Court for the Second District;—heard in that court on writ of error to the Circuit Court of LaSalle county; the Hon. R. M. Skinner, Judge, presiding. This was an action on the case commenced in the circuit court of LaSalle county by the plaintiff in error, against the defendant in error, to recover damages occasioned by the death of Verna Tollefson. The declaration filed by plaintiff in error, as administratrix of the estate of Verna Tollefson, deceased, consisted of three counts, each count alleging, in substance, that defendant in error possessed, managed and…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scott
The power of a city to establish and maintain a hospital is given by paragraph 77 of section 1, article 5, chapter 24, Hurd’s Revised Statutes of 1905. In order to determine the true intent and meaning of that paragraph it is necessary to read with it the preceding and following paragraph, which pertain to the same general subject matter, the three paragraphs being in words following:
“Seventy-sixth—To appoint a board of health, and prescribe its powers and duties.
“Seventy-seventh—To erect and establish hospitals and medical dispensaries, and control,and regulate the same.
“Seventy-eighth—To do…
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