Legal Opinion

Galpin v. City of Chicago

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided April 19, 1911PublishedCited by 29 opinions

Appeal from the Branch Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Lockwood Honore, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam :

This is an appeal by the city of Chicago from the judgment of the Appellate Court for the First District reversing the decree of the circuit court of Cook county in four cases instituted by Homer K. Galpin, as clerk of the municipal court of Chicago. A certificate of importance was granted by the Appellate Court in each of these cases and the four were consolidated as one case in this court.

The complainant, Galpin, filed his bill' of interpleader December 26, 1907, and on March 15, 1909, and June 29 of the same year filed amended and supplemental bills, naming as defendants the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Reeside v. WalkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1851
  2. City of Chicago v. ReevesIllinois Supreme Court · 1906
  3. County of Cook v. HealyIllinois Supreme Court · 1906
  4. People ex rel. Kelly v. RaymondIllinois Supreme Court · 1900
  5. People v. NedrowIllinois Supreme Court · 1887

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3Cited by29 opinions

  1. People v. NichollsIllinois Supreme Court · 1978
  2. Kemner v. Monsanto Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1991
  3. People v. CookIllinois Supreme Court · 1980
  4. Department of Revenue v. Appellate CourtIllinois Supreme Court · 1977
  5. The People v. AndersonIllinois Supreme Court · 1942

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