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  • 6922 Jeffery Apartment Building Corp. v. Harding

    347 Ill. 336 · Illinois Supreme Court · Feb 19, 1932

    (People v. Sweitser, 339 Ill. 28 ; Meriwether v. Garrett, 102 U. S. 472 ; Rees v. City of Watertown, 86 id. 107; People v. Millard, 307 Ill. 556 ; Burton Stock Car Co. v. Traeger, 187 id. 9; Keokuk Bridge Co. v. … (Kinderman v. Harding, supra; Hettler Lumber Co. v. Cook County, supra; Hulbert v. People, supra; Burton Stock Car Co. v. Traeger, supra; Keokuk Bridge Co. v. People, supra; Republic Life Ins. Co. v.

    Cited 7 timesPublished
  • Heidenway v. Harding

    336 Ill. 606 · Illinois Supreme Court · Oct 19, 1929

    v. … In People v.

    Cited 14 timesPublished
  • People Ex Rel. Wangelin v. City of St. Louis

    367 Ill. 57 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jun 11, 1937

    The board of assessors and the board of review have only such authority as is given them by statute. (People v. Board of Review, 363 Ill. 106 ; People v. Sheridan-Brompton Building Corp. 331 id. 495; People v. … The board can only act by its record. (People v. Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railway Co. 326 Ill. 354 ; Village of Bellwood v. Galt, 321 id. 504 ; Revenue act, pars. 346, 348, supra.)

    Cited 17 timesPublished
  • West Chicago Park Commissioners v. City of Chicago

    152 Ill. 392 · Illinois Supreme Court · Oct 29, 1894

    Hamilton County v. Mighels, 7 Ohio St. 109 ; Finch v. Board, etc. 30 id. 37; Askew v. Hale, 54 Ala. 639 ; Williamsport v. Commonwealth, 84 Pa. St. 487; Harris v. Board of Supervisors, 105 Ill. 445 ; Hollenbeck v. … In People v.

    Cited 40 timesPublished
  • People ex rel. Krebs v. Jacksonville & St. Louis Railway Co.

    265 Ill. 550 · Illinois Supreme Court · Dec 16, 1914

    Crozer v. People, 206 Ill. 464 ; People v. Kipley, 171 id. 44. … (People v.

    Cited 5 timesPublished
  • People ex rel. Interchemical Corp. v. City of Chicago

    29 Ill. 2d 446 · Illinois Supreme Court · Nov 26, 1963

    Corp. v. … Sugden v. Department of Public Welfare, 20 Ill.2d 119, 121 ; People ex rel. United Motor Coach Co. v. Carpentier, 17 Ill.2d 303, 305 .)

    Cited 9 timesPublished
  • Young v. Carey

    184 Ill. 613 · Illinois Supreme Court · Dec 19, 1899

    The act of 1872 received a construction in Whittaker v. … (Comrs. of Drainage District v. Griffin, 134 Ill. 330 .) It is authorized to find the facts that the territory is contiguous to the village, and that the petition is signed by the proper number of voters and owners.”

    Cited 24 timesPublished
  • People ex rel. Goodell v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.

    286 Ill. 384 · Illinois Supreme Court · Dec 18, 1918

    (Cook v. Board of Directors, 266 Ill. 164 ; Russell v. High School Board, 212 id. 327; People v. Moore, 240 id. 408.) … (Russell v. High School Board, supra; People v. Moore, supra.)

    Cited 22 timesPublished
  • City of Chicago v. Joney

    60 Ill. 383 · Illinois Supreme Court · Sep 15, 1871

    On the 29th of August following, the board of public works of Chicago, at a meeting of the board, passed a resolution requesting the board of trustees to permit the city, through its board of public works, to deepen the canal … Without multiplying the citation of authorities on this point, it is sufficient to refer to Schwartz v. Gilmore, 45 Ill. 456 , and Chi., St. Paul & Fond du Lac Railroad Co. v. McCarthy, 20 ib. 385.

    Cited 12 timesPublished
  • Broadwell v. People

    76 Ill. 554 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jan 15, 1875

    It is sufficient, on this head, to refer to the case of Shaw et al. v. … This point has been, in principle, adjudged adversely to the claim of appellant, in the case of Kilgore v. The People, ante, p. 548.

    Cited 5 timesPublished
  • Costello v. Capital Cities Communications, Inc.

    125 Ill. 2d 402 · Illinois Supreme Court · Dec 15, 1988

    (Fried v. Jacobson (1983), 99 Ill. 2d 24 .) … In Chapski v.

    Cited 52 timesPublished
  • People ex rel. Carr v. Keogh

    306 Ill. 323 · Illinois Supreme Court · Dec 19, 1922

    In 1920 the board of assessors set down the value of the land at $55,885 and the board of review confirmed the assessment, the action of both boards being without notice to appellant. … have done, (People v.

    Cited 9 timesPublished
  • Phillips v. Graham

    86 Ill. 2d 274 · Illinois Supreme Court · Sep 30, 1981

    Rudman v. Rini (1976), 64 Ill. 2d 321 ; People v. Chicago Transit Authority (1945), 392 Ill. 77 ; State Board of Agriculture v. … (Walker v. State Board of Elections (1976), 65 Ill. 2d 543, 552 .)

    Cited 60 timesPublished
  • County of Cook v. Gilbert

    146 Ill. 268 · Illinois Supreme Court · Mar 31, 1893

    (LaSalle County v. Milligan, 143 Ill. 321 .) … (Bruce v. Schuyler, 4 Gilm. 221 ; Board of Supervisors v. Campbell, 42 Ill. 490 ; City of Chicago v. Quimby, 38 id. 274; Butz et al. v. Kerr, 123 id. 659.)

    Cited 11 timesPublished
  • The PEOPLE v. Jones

    16 Ill. 2d 569 · Illinois Supreme Court · May 22, 1959

    He was told by an informer, Emma Brown, that her source of narcotics was Amos Jones. At his request, Emma Brown called Jones’s girl friend, Daisy, who said Jones wasn’t there but she would try to contact him. … Emma Brown described Jones to the officer. He waited until he saw a cab drive up, a colored man alight and ring the bell.

    Cited 35 timesPublished
  • Fletcher v. Williams

    179 Ill. 2d 225 · Illinois Supreme Court · Nov 20, 1997

    See People v. Fletcher, 59 Ill. App. 3d 310 (1978). … See, e.g., Roller v. Gunn, 107 F.3d 227, 234-35 (4th Cir. 1997); Jones v. Georgia State Board of Pardons & Paroles, 59 F.3d 1145 , 1149 n.8 (11th Cir. 1995). We must do likewise.

    Cited 44 timesPublished
  • Mead v. Altgeld

    136 Ill. 298 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jan 22, 1891

    Under the allegations of his bill, what James Matteson could Brown have made a defendant, so as to have removed the objection urged against this title? … (Brown v. Cannon, 5 Gilm. 182 .) Tested by this reasonable and- just rule, it seems to me the title presented to appellee by the abstract furnished him, was a good title. Mr. Justice •Craig, also dissenting.

    Cited 12 timesPublished
  • People Ex Rel. Schuler v. Chapman

    370 Ill. 430 · Illinois Supreme Court · Feb 15, 1939

    (People v. Board of Review, 363 Ill. 106 ; Kimball & Co. v. O’Connell, 263 id. 232 ; Carney v. People, 210 id. 434.) … The board of review has, however, only such authority as is given it by the statute. People v. City of St. Louis, 367 Ill. 57 ; People v. Board of Review, supra; People v.

    Cited 20 timesPublished
  • Stone v. Pratt

    25 Ill. 25 · Illinois Supreme Court · Apr 15, 1860

    Before the 11th of October, 1853, Pratt, alleging that he had been defrauded by Parker, forbade Brown and Hurd delivering the contract, which had been deposited with them, to Parker. … In the case of Lear v. Chouteau, 23 Ill. 39 , this court said: “In order to induce a court of equity to enforce specifically a contract, it must be' founded on a good consideration, it must be reasonable, fair and just.

    Cited 11 timesPublished
  • People Ex Rel. Ferguson v. Schlitz Transfer Co.

    333 Ill. 333 · Illinois Supreme Court · Dec 20, 1928

    The power of a board of review is prescribed by statute and it must act in the manner there prescribed. (People v. Keogh, 306 111. 323.) The board can act only by its record. … People v. Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway Co. 271 Ill. 195 ; Turley v. County of Logan, 17 id. 151; People v. Zellar, supra.

    Cited 7 timesPublished

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