NORTHWESTERN UNIV. v. INDUSTRIAL COM'N

No. 31870.

409 Ill. 216 (1951)

99 N.E.2d 18

NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, Plaintiff in Error, v. THE INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION et al. — (AXEL ANDERSON, Defendant in Error.)

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed May 24, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

THOMAS C. ANGERSTEIN, GEORGE W. ANGERSTEIN, CHARLES WOLFF, and WALTER E. HASSMANN, all of Chicago, for plaintiff in error.

WILLIAM I. CALDWELL, and OSWELL G. TREADWAY, both of Chicago, for defendant in error.


Judgment reversed; award set aside.

Mr. JUSTICE GUNN delivered the opinion of the court:

Northwestern University, plaintiff in error, has over seventy-five acres of grounds enclosed by an iron fence erected by it. Public streets run along the south and west boundaries of its grounds, and, along the streets and outside of the fence, are public sidewalks. The university buildings are inside the fenced grounds, and access is obtained through gates at different...

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