Reports of Cases Determined in the Appellate Courts of Illinois, Volume 163

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Page 14 - ... 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, then and in every such case the person who would have been liable if death had not ensued shall be liable to an action for damages notwithstanding the death of the person injured . . . Section 2.
Page 229 - No suit or action on this policy for the recovery of any claim shall be sustainable in any court of law or equity until after full compliance by the insured with all the foregoing requirements, nor unless commenced within twelve months next after the fire.
Page 5 - Every person may freely speak, write and publish on all subjects, being responsible for the abuse of that liberty; and in all trials for libel, both civil and criminal, the truth when published with good motives and for justifiable ends, shall be a sufficient defense.
Page 361 - It is further mutually agreed between the parties hereto that no certificate given or payment made under this contract, except the final certificate or final payment, shall be conclusive evidence of the performance of this contract, either wholly or in part, and that no payment shall be construed to be an acceptance of defective work or improper materials.
Page 228 - It is furthermore hereby expressly provided, that no suit or action of any kind against said company, for the recovery of any claim upon, under, or by virtue of this policy, shall be sustainable in any court of law or chancery, unless such suit or action shall be commenced within the term of twelve months next after any loss or damage shall occur...
Page 231 - ... the other the difference between the contract price and the market price of the goods at the date fixed for executing the contract, then the whole transaction constitutes nothing more than a wager, and is null and void.
Page 23 - order" is written hereon immediately before or after the name of the party to whose order the property is consigned, without any condition or limitation other than the name of...
Page 31 - ... a person of ordinary prudence would exercise under the same, or similar circumstances, — which is expressly declared in O'Neil v.
Page 14 - ... although the death shall have been caused under such circumstances as amount in law to felony.
Page 352 - Government, no longer practicable — at least not so far as to be satisfactory or certain iu its results. The error, if any there has been, has arisen, as we have already stated, from his own culpable negligence; and courts of justice do not' sit for the purpose of aiding those who seek redress for supposed mischiefs resulting from such negligence. Even courts of equity will not interfere to assist a...

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