Reports of Cases Decided in the Appellate Courts of the State of Illinois, Volume 79Callaghan., 1899 - Law reports, digests, etc |
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Affirmed alleged amended amount appellant's Appellate Court appellee appellee's assessment assignment Assumpsit attorneys for appellant avers bids bridge cause of action certificate charge Circuit Court claim complainant contract Cook County counsel Court of Cook court of equity damages declaration decree defendant in error delivered the opinion demurrer DeWitt County Edward Harland Edwy equity evidence execution fact Harland Heard held Illinois injunction injury instruction interest issue Judge jury lant lease liability lien March term master McLean County ment mortgage motion negligence November 16 Ogden Opinion filed December paid parties payment person plaintiff in error plea pleaded premises PRESIDING JUSTICE proof purchase question railroad company reason record recover refused remittitur replevin Reversed and remanded rule Sanitary District Staples statute statute of frauds street suit Superior Court sustained testified testimony thereof tion trust deed witness writ
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Page 294 - The court said there must be reasonable evidence of negligence; but where the thing is .shown to be under the management of the defendant or his servants, and the accident is such as, in the ordinary course of things, does not happen if those who have the management use proper care, it affords reasonable evidence, in the absence of explanation by the defendant, that the accident arose from want of care.
Page 205 - ... any interest in or concerning them, or upon any agreement that is not to be performed within the space of one year from the making thereof, 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...
Page 687 - Every railroad corporation organized or doing business in this State, under the laws or authority thereof, shall have and maintain a public office or place in this State for the transaction of its business, where transfers of stock shall be made...
Page 393 - And to secure the payment of said amount I hereby authorize, irrevocably, any attorney of any Court of Record to appear for me in such Court, in term time or vacation, at any time hereafter, and confess a judgment, without process, in favor of the holder of this Note...
Page 166 - Such sanitary district may acquire by purchase, condemnation, or otherwise, any and all real and personal property, right of way and privilege, either within or without its corporate limits that may be required for its corporate purposes...
Page 254 - ... when the negligent act complained of arises out of and is the direct result of the exercise of the authority conferred upon him by the master over his colaborers, the master will be liable.
Page 586 - The jury are instructed that the fact that the number of witnesses testifying on one side is larger than the number testifying on the other side, does not necessarily alone determine that the preponderance of evidence is on the side for which the larger number testified.
Page 314 - The policy of the law in Illinois will not permit the o.wner of personal property to sell it and still continue in possession of it.
Page 627 - A bell of at least thirty pounds weight or a steam whistle shall be placed on each locomotive engine, and shall be rung or whistled at the distance of at least eighty rods...
Page 217 - ... profits, we have observed the rule recognized and affirmed in Tilghman v. Proctor (125 US, 136, 149,) that, in dealing with such exceptions, " the conclusions of the master, depending upon the weighing of conflicting testimony, have every reasonable presumption in their favor, and are not to be set aside or modified unless there clearly appears to have been error or mistake on his part.