Reports of Cases Decided in the Appellate Courts of the State of Illinois, Volume 58Callaghan., 1895 |
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Abner Taylor action affirmed agent agreement alleged amount appellant's appellee appellee's April 22 assignment Assumpsit attorneys for appellant August term Bank bill Board of Trade by-laws cause Circuit Court City of Chicago claim complainant contract Cook County corporation Court of Cook court of equity creditors damages declaration decree defendant in error DELIVERED THE OPINION demurrer entitled equity evidence execution fact Farwell filed March 23 fraud garnishee Illinois injury instructions issue John JOHN BARTON PAYNE Judge judgment jury JUSTICE GARY DELIVERED land lease liable lien lots March 23 March term ment mortgage negligence North Chicago Opinion filed April Opinion filed March owner paid parties payment person petition Pinkstaff plaintiff in error plea premises PRESIDING JUSTICE WATERMAN question railroad reason receiver record recover replevin rule statute street suit Superior Court thereof tion trial trust verdict writ
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Page 519 - The damages must be such as may fairly be supposed to have entered into the contemplation of the parties when they made the contract ; that is such as might naturally be expected to follow its violation ; and they must be certain, both in their nature and in respect to the cause from which they proceed.
Page 575 - In addition to the actions which survive by the common law, the following shall also survive : Actions of replevin, actions to recover damages for an injury to the person...
Page 124 - ... him by the person for whom the work is done, without being subject to the orders of the latter in respect to the details of the work, is clearly a contractor and not a servant...
Page 544 - It is a general and undisputed proposition of law that a municipal corporation possesses and can exercise the following powers and no others: First, those granted in express words; second, those necessarily or fairly implied in or incident to the powers expressly granted; third, those essential to the declared objects and purposes of the corporation — not simply convenient but indispensable.
Page 361 - Probable cause" has been defined as a reasonable ground of suspicion supported by circumstances sufficiently strong in themselves to warrant a cautious man in the belief that the person accused is guilty of the offense with which he is charged.
Page 522 - These are part and parcel of the contract itself, and must have been in the contemplation of the parties when the agreement was entered into. But if they are such as would have been realized by the party from other independent and collateral undertakings, although entered into in consequence and on the faith of the principal contract, then they are too uncertain and remote to be taken into consideration as a part of the damages occasioned by the breach of the contract in suit.
Page 496 - Every person, not being a party in any cause, who has obtained an order, or in whose favor an order shall have been made, may enforce obedience to such order by the same process as if he were a party...
Page 247 - ... defective or objected to,' in such sealed package or envelope, to the proper clerk or to the Keenan v. The People. board of election commissioners, as the case may be, and such officer shall carefully preserve said ballots for six months, and at the expiration of that time shall destroy them by burning, without previously opening the package or envelope.
Page 247 - Provided, that if any contest of the election of any officer voted for at such election .shall be pending at the expiration of said time, the said ballots shall not be destroyed until such contest is finally determined. In all cases of contested elections the parties contesting; the same shall have the right to have said ballots opened and to have all errors of the...
Page 682 - ... ten days before the first day of the term of the court to, which the writ of error is returnable, so that said terre-tcnants may appear and defend.