Reports of Cases Decided in the Appellate Courts of the State of Illinois, Volume 56

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Page 256 - Whoever contracts to have or give to himself or another the option to sell or buy, at a future time, any grain, or other commodity, stock of any railroad or other company, or gold...
Page 103 - Be it therefore enacted, that whensoever the death of a person shall be caused by wrongful act, neglect or default, and the act, neglect or default is such as would (if death had not ensued) have entitled the party injured to maintain an action and recover damages in respect thereof...
Page 633 - ... if any change other than by the death of an insured, take place in the interest, title or possession of the subject of insurance (except change of occupants without increase of hazard) whether by legal process or judgment or by voluntary act of the insured, or otherwise...
Page 373 - 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 accomplishment of the declared objects and purposes of the corporation — not simply convenient, but indispensable.
Page 530 - That no action shall be brought .... whereby to charge the defendant upon any special promise to answer for the debt, default, or miscarriage of another person .... unless the agreement upon which such action shall be brought, or some memorandum or note thereof, shall be in writing, and signed by the party to be charged therewith, or some other person thereunto by him lawfully authorized.
Page 535 - The true criterion of a fixture is the united application of these requisites: (1) Actual annexation to the realty, or something appurtenant thereto ; (2) application to the use or purpose to which that part of the realty with which it is connected is appropriated ; and (3) the intention of the party making the annexation to make a permanent accession to the freehold.
Page 103 - Section 1 of that act provides that " whenever the death of a person shall be caused by wrongful act, neglect or default...
Page 547 - That the said party of the first part for himself and his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, for and in consideration of the sum of one dollar, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, and...
Page 103 - ... every such action shall be for the exclusive benefit of the widow and next of kin of such deceased person, and shall be distributed to such widow and next of kin in the proportion provided by law in relation to the distribution of personal property left by persons dying intestate...
Page 38 - SW (2d) 253, where an affidavit for a change of venue on the ground of prejudice of the...

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