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  • Elmore v. Drainage Commissioners

    135 Ill. 269 · Illinois Supreme Court · Nov 1, 1890

    (Browning v. City of Springfield, 17 Ill. 143 .) In such case there is a perfect obligation, and a consequent civil liability for neglect in all cases of special private damage. … (Indianapolis, Bloomington and Western Railroad Co. v. Hartley, 67 Ill. 439 ; Board of Trade Telegraph Co. v. Barnett, 107 id. 507 .)

    Cited 65 timesPublished
  • People v. Harris

    263 Ill. 406 · Illinois Supreme Court · Apr 23, 1914

    Zar sent Brown to see Covitz, and Brown introduced Danies to Covitz a week or two later. … People v. Williams, 242 Ill. 197 ; People v. Conners, 246 id. 9. Complaint is made that undue latitude was allowed counsel for the prosecution in the cross-examination of witnesses for plaintiffs in error.

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  • The People v. Young

    316 Ill. 508 · Illinois Supreme Court · Apr 24, 1925

    (People v. Buckminster, 274 Ill. 435 ; Ackerson v. People, 124 id. 563 ; McCann v. People, 226 id. 562 ; People v. Anderson, 239 id. 168; Rex v. Martin, 9 Ont. L. R. 218; 4 Am. & Eng. Ann. Cas. 912, note; 1 R. C. … People v. Carmichael, 314 Ill. 460 , was not intended to, and does not, change the rule.

    Cited 6 timesPublished
  • Consolidated Coal Co. v. Bokamp

    181 Ill. 9 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jun 21, 1899

    We have held that it is not negligence per se to alight from or board a moving street par propelled by horse or electric power, (Cicero and Proviso Street Railway Co. v. … App. 304 , and Consolidated Coal Co. v. Wombacher, 134 Ill. 57 , and is based upon Consolidated Coal Co. v. Yung, 24 Ill. App. 255 , and Consolidated Coal Co. v. Scheller, 42 id. 619.

    Cited 8 timesPublished
  • People ex rel. Stead v. Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville Ry. Co.

    223 Ill. 581 · Illinois Supreme Court · Oct 23, 1906

    (Bradbury v. Waukegan and Washington Mining Co. 113 Ill. App. 600 ; Mandel v. Swan Land and Cattle Co. 154 Ill. 177 ; Harding v. American Glucose Co. 182 id. 551.) … S. 307 ; New York and Northeastern Railroad Co. v. Town of Bristol, 151 id. 556; American Steel and Wire Co. v. Speed, 192 id. 500; Houston and Texas Central Railway Co. v. Mayes, 201 id. 321; McNeill v.

    Cited 17 timesPublished
  • Irwin Industrial Tool Co. v. Department of Revenue

    238 Ill. 2d 332 · Illinois Supreme Court · Sep 23, 2010

    Ct. at 589 , citing Container Corp. of America v. Franchise Tax Board, 463 U.S. 159, 169 , 77 L. Ed. 2d 545, 556 , 103 S. Ct. 2933, 2942 (1983). … Brunner & Lay, Inc., 308 Ark. 512 , 825 S.W.2d 599 (1992); Yamaha Corp. of America v. State Board of Equalization, 73 Cal. App. 4th 338 , 86 Cal. Rptr. 2d 362 (1999); General Motors Corp. v.

    Cited 39 timesPublished
  • Garden City Sand Co. v. Miller

    157 Ill. 225 · Illinois Supreme Court · Apr 1, 1895

    The evidence then shows a deed from Joseph V. Brown, of Sault St. … See, also, Allen v. Atkinson, 21 Mich. 352 ; Daily v. Litchfield, 10 id. 29; Dwight v. Cutler, 3 id. 566; Brown v. Bellows, 4 Pick. 179 .

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  • Steere v. Hoagland

    39 Ill. 264 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jan 15, 1866

    Ballentine v. Ball, 3 Scam. 203 . … O' Brien v. Coulter, 2 Blackf. 421 . And in the case of Smith v.

    Cited 30 timesPublished
  • People v. Hicks

    181 Ill. 2d 541 · Illinois Supreme Court · Mar 26, 1998

    See People v. Brown, 197 Ill. App. 3d 907 (1990). … We note that the First District of the appellate court in People v. Brown, 197 Ill. App. 3d 907 (1990), has decided the same issue as is presented in the case sub judice.

    Cited 107 timesPublished
  • Arvia v. Madigan

    209 Ill. 2d 520 · Illinois Supreme Court · Apr 15, 2004

    See County of Kane v. Carlson, 116 Ill. 2d 186, 199 (1987); Board of Education of Rich Township High School District No. 227 v. Brown, 311 Ill. App. 3d 478, 488 (1999). … County of Knox, 188 Ill. 2d at 551-52 , citing Dubin v. Personnel Board, 128 Ill. 2d 490, 498-99 (1989).

    Cited 175 timesPublished
  • Knopf v. People ex rel. City of Chicago

    185 Ill. 20 · Illinois Supreme Court · Apr 17, 1900

    In the case of People ex rel. v. … (Devine v. Board of Comrs. 84 Ill. 590 ; Kingsbury v. Sperry, 119 id. 279; People v. Meech, 101 id. 200; People ex rel. v. Board of Trustees, 170 id. 468.)

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  • Hart v. Hart

    290 Ill. 476 · Illinois Supreme Court · Dec 17, 1919

    (Thompson v. Owen, 174 Ill. 229 ; Thompson v. Karme, 268 id. 168; Gould v. Chicago Theological Seminary, 189 id. 282; In re Will of Barry, 219 id. 391; Hutchison v. Kelly, 276 id. 438.) … (Brainard v. Brainard, 259 Ill. 613 ; Teter v. Spooner, 279 id. 39.)

    Cited 11 timesPublished
  • The People v. Bradford

    372 Ill. 63 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jun 15, 1939

    (People v. West Englewood Bank, 353 Ill. 451 ; Estate of Ramsay v. People, 197 id. 572 ; People v. McGrath, 279 id. 550 ; Oeltjen v. People, 160 id. 409; Thompson v. Board of Trustees, 30 id. 99.) … In People v. Brown, 67 Ill. 435 , the People brought suit against the sureties on a sheriff’s bond.

    Cited 27 timesPublished
  • J&J Ventures Gaming, LLC v. Wild, Inc

    2016 IL 119870 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jan 25, 2017

    Board of Education of Warren Township High School District 121 v. Warren Township High School Federation of Teachers, Local 504, 128 Ill. 2d 155, 165 (1989); see also Ferris, Thompson & Zweig, Ltd. v. … Chicago Teachers Union, Local No. 1 v. Board of Education of the City of Chicago, 2012 IL 112566, ¶ 15; Williams v. Staples, 208 Ill. 2d 480, 487 (2004).

    Cited 48 timesPublished
  • Kunkle v. Johnson

    268 Ill. 442 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jun 24, 1915

    Brown, the step-mother of H. L. Brown, testified that she signed as a witness, standing at the show-case, at the request of her step-son; that Nancy J. … Price v. Hudson, 125 Ill. 284 ;. Miller v. Meers, 155 id. 284 ; Rodemeier v. Brown, 169 id. 347 ; Walter v. Way, 170 id. 96; Kavanaugh v. Kavanaugh, 260 id. 179; Linn v. Linn, 261 id. 606; Latshaw v.

    Cited 2 timesPublished
  • People v. Gabbard

    78 Ill. 2d 88 · Illinois Supreme Court · Dec 3, 1979

    (See Brown v. Texas (1979), 443 U.S. 47 , 61 L. Ed. 2d 357 , 99 S. Ct. 2637 .) … Brown v. Illinois (1975), 422 U.S. 590, 603-04 , 45 L. Ed. 2d 416, 427 , 95 S. Ct. 2254, 2261-62 .

    Cited 71 timesPublished
  • People v. Harris

    206 Ill. 2d 1 · Illinois Supreme Court · Dec 19, 2002

    With regard to Brown’s place of residence, defendant notes that Brown never stated that she was a resident of Hyde Park. … In People v.

    Cited 88 timesPublished
  • The People v. Newman

    363 Ill. 454 · Illinois Supreme Court · Apr 24, 1936

    Hammond v. People, 199 Ill. 173 ; People v. Durand, 307 id. 611; People v. Sterankovich, 313 id. 556. … (People v. Kazmierczyk, 357 Ill. 592 ; People v. Jung, 358 id. 488; People v. Gold, 361 id. 23; People v. Schiro, id. 117.)

    Cited 3 timesPublished
  • People v. M.W.

    232 Ill. 2d 408 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jan 23, 2009

    v. … People v. Williams, 193 Ill. 2d 306, 338 (2000).

    Cited 253 timesPublished
  • People v. Ash

    102 Ill. 2d 485 · Illinois Supreme Court · Sep 28, 1984

    Ash and Helton were indicted along with Bennett Brown and Robert Phelps for the above-stated offenses. Brown was tried with the defendants, but was acquitted of all charges. … Quoting from People v.

    Cited 70 timesPublished

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