Darst v. Kirk
Appellate Court of Illinois
Bill in eqhity. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Charles M. Walker, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Holdom
This is ah appeal from a money decree of the Circuit Court, sitting in chancery, for the sum of $1,200. There is no dispute in the record about the facts. They rest on the testimony of appellee and his witness and solicitor Johan Waage.
The contention, upon which the 'error is assigned, is that the subject-matter of the controversy is one cognizable at law, of which a court of equity has no jurisdiction.
The parties were originally partners in business. During the existence of that partnership the business was turned over to a corporation formed by them styled the Bex Manufacturing Company, the…
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- City of Chicago v. DrexelIllinois Supreme Court · 1892
- Richards v. Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1888
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