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  • Cassidy v. Automatic Time Stamp Co.

    185 Ill. 431 · Illinois Supreme Court · Apr 17, 1900

    In Owens v. Ranstead, 22 Ill. 161 , Brown v. Brown, 59 id. 315, Hickey v. Stone, 60 id. 458, and Davis v. … In Brown v. Brown, supra, it was said: “It is perfectly well settled, as a "general rule, that the return of an officer can not be disputed.

    Cited 6 timesPublished
  • Hartmann v. Pesotum Community Consolidated School District No. 52

    325 Ill. 268 · Illinois Supreme Court · Apr 20, 1927

    This court held in Maffit v. … (People v. Scott, 300 Ill. 290 ; People v. Crear, id. 611; People v. Peoria and Eastern Railway Co. 216 id. 221; Wabash Railroad Co. v. People, 202 id. 9; People v. Chicago and Texas Railroad Co. 223 id. 448.)

    Cited 5 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
  • Triple a Services, Inc. v. Rice

    131 Ill. 2d 217 · Illinois Supreme Court · Sep 27, 1989

    (Brown v. Kirk , 64 Ill. 2d at 152 , quoting J. Sutherland, Statutes & Statutory Construction §§20.03, 20.12, 47.04 (4th ed. 1972).) … Bi-Metallic Investment Co. v. State Board of Equalization (1915), 239 U.S. 441, 445 , 60 L. Ed. 372, 375 , 36 S. Ct. 141, 142 .

    Cited 60 timesPublished
  • Douglas v. People ex rel. Ruddy

    225 Ill. 536 · Illinois Supreme Court · Feb 21, 1907

    In People v. … (People v. Board of Supervisors, 223 Ill. 187 .) In People v.

    Cited 25 timesPublished
  • Petersen v. Corrubia

    21 Ill. 2d 525 · Illinois Supreme Court · Mar 29, 1961

    Schmidt v. Brown, 226 Ill. 590, 597 . … Schmidt v. Brown, 226 Ill. 590 .

    Cited 45 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
  • Alexander Lumber Co. v. Coberg

    356 Ill. 49 · Illinois Supreme Court · Feb 23, 1934

    (People v. Stewart, 281 Ill. 365 .) It is the prime duty of the judicial interpreter to clothe the language of the legislature with its plain and natural meaning. (Armour & Co. v. Industrial Board, 275 Ill. 328 .) … National Bank v. Petterson, 200 Ill. 215 . In Schaeffer v.

    Cited 21 timesPublished
  • People ex rel. Reeves v. Bell

    309 Ill. 387 · Illinois Supreme Court · Oct 20, 1923

    (People v. Walker, 305 Ill. 477 .) … People v. Hassler, 262 Ill. 133 ; People v. Chicago and Alton Railroad Co. 257 id. 208 .

    Cited 22 timesPublished
  • Lane v. Erskine

    13 Ill. 501 · Illinois Supreme Court · Dec 15, 1851

    Pl. sect. 196; Coote on Mortgages, 503; 4 Kent’s Com. 185; Fell v. Brown, 2 Brown’s C. R. 276; Palk v. Clinton, 12 Vesey, 48; Farmer v. Curtis, 2 Simons, 466; Worthington v. Lee, 2 Bland. 678; Williamson v.

    Cited 10 timesPublished
  • Clarke v. Bettenhausen

    296 Ill. 373 · Illinois Supreme Court · Feb 15, 1921

    Browning v. Gorman, 261 Ill. 617 . … (Rottner v. Buchner, 260 Ill. 475 ; Dennison v. Astle, 281 id. 441; Jackson v. Winans, 287 id. 382.)

    Cited 6 timesPublished
  • The People v. Crawford

    387 Ill. 616 · Illinois Supreme Court · Sep 19, 1944

    People v. Turner, 385 Ill. 344 ; People v. Lewis, 375 Ill. 330 ; People v. Brindley, 369 Ill. 486 . … People v. Elder, 382 Ill. 388 ; People v. Overbey, 362 Ill. 488 ; People v. Bolger, 359 Ill. 58 .

    Cited 13 timesPublished
  • Shriver v. Day

    276 Ill. 403 · Illinois Supreme Court · Dec 21, 1916

    The treasurer and board of directors appealed. … Trumbo v. People, 75 Ill. 561 ; Renwick v. Hall, 84 id. 162; Osborn v. People, 103 id. 224; Keigwin v. Drainage Comrs. 115 id. 347; Evans v. Lewis, 121 id. 478; Lees v. Drainage Comrs. 125 id. 47; Bodman v.

    Cited 6 timesPublished
  • People v. Lippert

    89 Ill. 2d 171 · Illinois Supreme Court · Feb 19, 1982

    Defendant argues, however, that the decisions in Davis v. Mississippi (1969), 394 U.S. 721 , 22 L. Ed. 2d 676 , 89 S. Ct. 1394 , Brown v. Illinois (1975), 422 U.S. 590 , 45 L. Ed. 2d 416 , 95 S. … In Adams v.

    Cited 148 timesPublished
  • Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co. v. People ex rel. Axtell

    184 Ill. 240 · Illinois Supreme Court · Feb 19, 1900

    (Lawrence v. Traner, 136 Ill. 474 .) … The certificate was an official act of the board at a regular meeting, and the court had power to permit it to be put in proper form. Spring Valley Coal Co. v.

    Cited 7 timesPublished
  • Ackerman v. Haenck

    147 Ill. 514 · Illinois Supreme Court · Oct 26, 1893

    Under the law as declared by this court in Plummer v. Yost, 144 Ill. 68 , the women who voted for members of the board of education and president of the board were qualified voters. … Similar questions-arose in Behrensmeyer v.

    Cited 15 timesPublished
  • Spinelli v. IMMANUEL LUTH. EVAN. CONG., INC.

    118 Ill. 2d 389 · Illinois Supreme Court · Nov 16, 1987

    Two districts of the appellate court, however, have recognized a school board's authority to do so. *404 In Craddock v. Board of Education (1979), 76 Ill. … Craddock v. Board of Education (1979), 76 Ill. App.3d 43, 49 (Alloy, J., dissenting).

    Cited 36 timesPublished
  • Hall v. County of Cook

    359 Ill. 528 · Illinois Supreme Court · Feb 15, 1935

    (Siegel v. City of Belleville, 349 Ill. 240 ; People v. Eastern Illinois and Missouri Railroad Co. 335 id. 245 ; People v. Irvin, 325 id. 497; People v. Millard, 307 id. 556; People v. Clark, 296 id. 46; People v. … In People v.

    Cited 22 timesPublished
  • Payne v. Irvin

    144 Ill. 482 · Illinois Supreme Court · Mar 31, 1893

    Toole v. Becket, 67 Me. 544 ; Looney v. McLean, 129 Mass. 35 ; Eagle v. Swayze, 2 Daly, 140 ; Bold v. O’Brien, 12 id. 160 ; Center v. Davis, 39 Ga. 210 ; Priest v. Nichols, 116 Mass. 407 ; Ward v. Fagan, 28 Mo. … App. 116 ; Bissell v. Lloyd, 100 Ill. 214 ; Kirby v. Boylston M. Assoc., 14 Gray, 249 .

    Cited 32 timesPublished
  • Witter v. County Commissioners

    256 Ill. 616 · Illinois Supreme Court · Dec 17, 1912

    (Field v. People, 2 Scam. 79 .) … People v. Olsen, 222 Ill. 117 ; People v. Munroe, 227 id. 604; Smith v. Claussen Park Drainage and Levee District, 229 id. 155.

    Cited 20 timesPublished

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