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  • People v. Moore

    468 Ill. Dec. 247 · Illinois Supreme Court · May 18, 2023

    Defendant then spun the cylinder again, pointed it at Brown’s head, and fired. Brown fell, and Johnson and Browning fled. … See People v. Brown, 225 Ill. 2d 188, 207 (2007); see also Smith, 2014 IL 115946, ¶ 37. ¶ 43 III.

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  • People v. Jackson

    182 Ill. 2d 30 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jun 3, 1998

    People v. Brown, 169 Ill. 2d 132, 165 (1996) (citing People v. Page, 156 Ill. 2d 258, 268 (1993), and Zant v. Stephens, 462 U.S. 862, 880-90 , 77 L. Ed. 2d 235, 252-58 , 103 S. Ct. 2733, 2744-50 (1983)). … As defendant notes, we considered and rejected this argument in People v. Brown, 172 Ill. 2d 1, 55-57 (1996). We will not reconsider our decision in Brown. XIV.

    Cited 84 timesPublished
  • Wilcox v. People ex rel. Lipe

    90 Ill. 186 · Illinois Supreme Court · Sep 15, 1878

    O’Connor v. Leddy, 64 Ill. 299 , People v. Rumsey, ib. 44, Chance v. County of Marion, ib. 66, Hills v. City of Chicago, 60 id. 86, People v. McRoberts, 62 id. 38, and Phillips v. … And see, also, to the like effect, Attorney General v. Brown, 1 Wis. 513 ; Keenan v. Perry, 24 Tex. 253 . Any decision that may be found to the contrary is exceptional.

    Cited 57 timesPublished
  • Department of Revenue v. Appellate Court

    67 Ill. 2d 392 · Illinois Supreme Court · Sep 20, 1977

    The State’s Attorney of Brown County had brought a quo warranto proceeding challenging the organization of a community high school district and the election of five board members for a claimed failure to comply with statutory … (Galpin v. City of Chicago, 249 Ill. 554, 566 .) In House of Vision, Inc. v.

    Cited 44 timesPublished
  • Palmer v. Riddle

    180 Ill. 461 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jun 17, 1899

    Stillwell v. Brammell, 124 Ill. 338 ; Smith v. Prall, 133 id. 308. To sustain the claim of title to an estate for the life of Marietta Brown plaintiff offered two deeds. … (Osgood v. Blackmore, 59 Ill. 261 ; Say v. Baugh, 77 id. 500; McHany v. Schenk, 88 id. 357.)

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  • People v. Freeman

    244 Ill. 590 · Illinois Supreme Court · Apr 21, 1910

    (Keller v. People, 204 Ill. 604 ; People v. Bolik, 241 id. 394.) … (Brown v. State, 127 Wis. 193 ; 7 Am. & Eng. Ann. Cas. 258.) These same rules of law may be fairly held to apply to the evidence of the prosecuting witness in this class of offenses.

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  • Neenan v. Industrial Commission

    329 Ill. 48 · Illinois Supreme Court · Feb 24, 1928

    O’Rorke and her two sons boarded with the witness in East St. Louis for about six months in 1923. James paid her the board for all three of them. After Mrs. … The Supreme Court of Michigan affirmed the action of the Industrial Board in allowing compensation in the case of Matwiczuk v. American Car and Foundry Co. 155 N.

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  • Carlson v. Village of Worth

    62 Ill. 2d 406 · Illinois Supreme Court · Feb 5, 1976

    Martin, of counsel), for amici curiae Browning-Ferris Industries of Illinois, Browning-Ferris Industries of Rockford, Inc., Vandermolen Disposal Company, and Bernard Vandermolen Disposal Company. William R. … (See City of Chicago v. Pollution Control Board, 59 Ill.2d 484, at 488-489 .)

    Cited 37 timesPublished
  • Harrison v. Polar Star Lodge No. 652

    116 Ill. 279 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jan 25, 1886

    ; that Brown has been in possession of the lot and lodge room since August, 1882; that since December 25,1882, appellee has paid Brown rent for the lodge room, and thereby recognized him as its landlord; that Brown has made … (Fish v. Leser, 69 Ill. 394 .)

    Cited 13 timesPublished
  • Board of Educ. of Indian Prairie Community Unit School Dist. No. 204 v. Regional Bd. of School Trustees

    234 Ill. 2d 517 · Illinois Supreme Court · Nov 1, 2009

    920 N.E.2d 1071 (2009) 234 Ill.2d 517 BOARD OF EDUC. OF INDIAN PRAIRIE COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DIST. NO. 204 v. REGIONAL BD. OF SCHOOL TRUSTEES. No. 108883. Supreme Court of Illinois. November 1, 2009.

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  • LOCAL UNION N0. 222 OIL WORKERS INT'L UNION v. Gordon

    406 Ill. 145 · Illinois Supreme Court · May 18, 1950

    Another issue for discussion was a certain matter then pending before the National War Labor Board. … This definition has been followed in later cases decided by this court, namely, Fash v. Gordon, 398 Ill. 210 , and Local No. 658 v. Brown Shoe Co. 403 Ill. 484 .

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  • McDonald v. People

    222 Ill. 325 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jun 14, 1906

    Brown, Luna R. Rainey, Annie L. Stauffer, Billy Brown and James R. Glass, against John G. Brown as principal and'Michael C. McDonald and George V. Han-kins as sureties upon an administrator’s bond given by John G. … Brown, as administrator of James M. Brown, deceased. George V. Hankins was not served with process and John G.

    Cited 10 timesPublished
  • Cockrum v. Baumgartner

    95 Ill. 2d 193 · Illinois Supreme Court · Feb 18, 1983

    This was expressed with some sentimentality in Public Health Trust v. Brown (Fla. App. 1980), 388 So. 2d 1084 . … The court in Public Health Trust v. Brown (Fla.

    Cited 73 timesPublished
  • People v. Armstrong

    56 Ill. 2d 159 · Illinois Supreme Court · Nov 20, 1973

    Sheldon Brown. … Since that ruling was made by Judge Downing, this court has decided People v. Hopkins (1972), 52 Ill.2d 1 .

    Cited 43 timesPublished
  • The PEOPLE v. Branion

    47 Ill. 2d 70 · Illinois Supreme Court · Oct 7, 1970

    (People v. Magnafichi, 9 Ill.2d 169 ; People v. Willson, 401 Ill. 68 ; People v. Wilson, 400 Ill. 461 ; People v. Botolinski, 383 Ill. 608 ; People v. White, 347 Ill. 576 .) … People v. Hanson, 359 Ill. 266 ; People v. Lucas, 244 Ill. 603 ; People v. Depew, 237 Ill. 574 ; Pate v. People, 3 Gilm. 644 .

    Cited 66 timesPublished
  • Henry v. Britt

    265 Ill. 131 · Illinois Supreme Court · Oct 16, 1914

    Brown. … Kirchoff v. Union Mutual Life Ins. Co. 128 Ill. 199 ; Ryan v. Sanford, 133 id. 291 ; Adamski v. Wieczorek, 181 id. 361; Eddleman v. Fasig, 218 id. 340; Burroughs v. Kotz, 226 id. 40.

    Cited 4 timesPublished
  • People v. Nieves

    Illinois Supreme Court · Jul 6, 2000

    See People v. Brown , 185 Ill. 2d 229, 259 (1998) (and cases cited therein). Defendant asks us to revisit the holdings of those cases, but offers no persuasive reason why we should do so. … See, e.g. , People v. Bull , 185 Ill. 2d 179, 211-20 (1998); People v. Brown , 185 Ill. 2d 229, 260-61 (1998); People v. Nielson , 187 Ill. 2d 271, 300 (1999).

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  • UNITED BISCUIT CO. OF AM. v. Voss Truck Lines, Inc.

    407 Ill. 488 · Illinois Supreme Court · Nov 27, 1950

    (Wilson v. Board of Trustees, 133 Ill. 443 ; Wabash Railroad Co. v. Coon Run Drainage and Levee Dist, 194 Ill. 310 .) This principle was overlooked at the time the Miller and other like cases were announced. … (McLeod v. Railway, 58 Vt. 727 , 6 Atl. 648 .) The characteristic of a transitory action is that the right of action follows the person of the defendant. (Brown v. Brown, 155 Tenn. 530 , 296 S.W. 356 .)

    Cited 23 timesPublished
  • Neville v. School Directors Dist. No. 1

    36 Ill. 71 · Illinois Supreme Court · Apr 15, 1864

    The order first spread upon the record kept by the directors, dismissing plaintiff, specifies no reason for the action of the board. … That plaintiff parsed a verb which Brown and others class as neuter, as an active transitive verb.

    Cited 7 timesPublished
  • People v. Rodney H.

    223 Ill. 2d 510 · Illinois Supreme Court · Dec 21, 2006

    See Browning-Ferris Industries of Vermont, Inc. v. Kelco Disposal, Inc., 492 U.S. 257, 260 , 106 L. Ed. 2d 219, 228 , 109 S. Ct. 2909, 2912 (1989); Horvath v. White, 358 Ill. … Hanrahan v. Felt, 48 Ill. 2d 171, 174-75 (1971); accord People v. Brazee, 333 Ill. App. 3d 43, 48 (2002).

    Cited 104 timesPublished

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