Legal Opinion

McGrath & Swanson Construction Co. v. Chicago Railways Co.

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided April 22, 1929No. Gen. No. 33,288PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice McSurely

This is a proceeding under section 89, chapter 110, Illinois Statutes, Cahill’s St. ch. 110, if 89, whereby plaintiff sought to have vacated an order dismissing his suit for want of prosecution.

September 20,1928, this suit was dismissed. November 24, 1928, at a subsequent term, plaintiff’s petition to vacate this order of dismissal was filed, to which defendants demurred. Plaintiff then filed a motion for change of venue from Judge Brothers, who was the judge who had ordered the suit dismissed. This motion was denied and subsequently upon hearing the court sustained the demurrer to…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Chapman v. North American Life InsuranceIllinois Supreme Court · 1920
  2. Harris v. Chicago House Wrecking Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1924
  3. Madden v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1918
  4. Christ v. JovanoffIndiana Court of Appeals · 1926
  5. Gilman v. DonovanSupreme Court of Iowa · 1882

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Murphy v. DalyIndiana Supreme Court · 1934
  2. In Re Petition of SternAppellate Court of Illinois · 1954
  3. Central Cleaners & Dyers, Inc. v. SchildAppellate Court of Illinois · 1936
  4. Lingerman v. Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1960
  5. Hunt v. BellAppellate Court of Illinois · 1930

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