Legal Opinion
J. Meyer & Co. v. Illinois Bell Telephone Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided September 4, 1980No. 79-241PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Nash
Plaintiffs, J. Meyer and Company, Inc., and Illinois Briar Pipe and Sundry Company, Inc., appeal from orders of the Circuit Court of Lake County which dismissed their amended complaint against defendant Illinois Bell Telephone Company for failure to state a cause of action and denied leave to file a second amended complaint.
Plaintiffs are owners of a warehouse which was burglarized on May 22 or 23,1976, after they had an alarm system installed on the premises for protection of the warehouse. The alarm system was designed to transmit alarm signals from the warehouse to the local police…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Esteve Bros. & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1921
- Waters v. Pacific Telephone Co.California Supreme Court · 1974
- People v. Illinois Toll Highway CommissionIllinois Supreme Court · 1954
- Herman v. Prudence Mutual Casualty Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1969
- Cole v. Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co.California Court of Appeal · 1952
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- Kraft Chemical Co. v. Illinois Bell Telephone Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1992
- Lebowitz Jewelers Ltd. v. New England Telephone & Telegraph Co.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 1987
- In re Illinois Bell Switching Station LitigationAppellate Court of Illinois · 1992
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