SIEGALL v. SOLOMON

No. 35517.

19 Ill.2d 145 (1960)

166 N.E.2d 5

LEO SIEGALL, Appellant, v. ALBERT SOLOMON, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed March 31, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

WILLIAM SULKIN, of Chicago, (HARRY G. FINS and DONALD SCHULTZ, of counsel,) for appellant.

WISCH & CRANE, of Chicago, (MYRON E. WISCH and BENJAMIN B. CRANE, of counsel,) for appellee.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE BRISTOW delivered the opinion of the court:

This direct appeal, taken from a judgment of the superior court of Cook County dismissing plaintiff's complaint, requires us to decide the constitutionality of "An Act relating to the damages recoverable in actions for alienation of affections," which was enacted by the legislature in 1947 and which, until now, has remained untested. See: Laws of 1947, p. 796.

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