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  • Dart v. Hercules

    57 Ill. 446 · Illinois Supreme Court · Sep 15, 1870

    Denning v. Smith, 3 Johns. Chy. 332; Marshall County v. Cook, 38 Ill. 44 . The agent was not invested with power to declare the land contracts forfeited. That power rested alone in the board of supervisors. … The Board of Supervisors v. Henneberry, 41 Ill. 179 .

    Cited 8 timesPublished
  • O'BRIEN v. White

    219 Ill. 2d 86 · Illinois Supreme Court · Mar 6, 2006

    Harris v. Powell, 35 Ill. 2d 384 (1966); People ex rel. Bell v. Powell, 35 Ill. 2d 381 (1966); McNamara v. Oak Lawn Municipal Officers Electoral Board, 356 Ill. App. 3d 961 (2005); Courtney v. … See, e.g., Marquez v. Aurora Board of Election Commissioners, 357 Ill. App. 3d 187 (2005); Purnell v. Municipal Officers Electoral Board, 275 Ill. App. 3d 1038 (1995); Simmons v. DuBose, 142 Ill. App. 3d 1077 (1986).

    Cited 25 timesPublished
  • People Ex Rel. Hicks v. New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad

    323 Ill. 493 · Illinois Supreme Court · Oct 28, 1926

    Scott, 300 Ill. 290 ; People v. Sandberg Co. 282 id. 245; People v. Day, 277 id. 543; City of East St. Louis v. People, 124 id. 655.) … People v. Scott, supra; People v. Day, supra. The bonds issued by the high school district bear date December 1, 1923.

    Cited 10 timesPublished
  • MacGuidwin v. South Park Commissioners

    333 Ill. 58 · Illinois Supreme Court · Dec 20, 1928

    (Bonney v. Finch, 180 Ill. 133 ; County of Lawrence v. Schmaulhausen, supra; Talkington v. Turner, 71 Ill. 234 ; Choisser v. York, 211 id. 56; Schuler v. Hogan, 168 id. 369; Allerton v. Hopkins, 160 id. 448.) … Dale v. Irwin, 78 Ill. 170 ; Brents v. Smith, 250 id. 521; Clarke v. Bettenhausen, supra; Hulse v. Nash, 332 Ill. 500 .

    Cited 11 timesPublished
  • Genius v. County of Cook

    352 Ill. Dec. 168 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jun 16, 2011

    . ¶ 24 Analysis ¶ 25 As a creature of statute, the Employee Appeals Board has only those powers that are conferred upon it by law and any action it takes must be authorized by its enabling legislation. Alvarado v. … See Business & Professional People for the Public Interest v.

    Cited 2 timesPublished
  • Higgins v. Sweitzer

    291 Ill. 551 · Illinois Supreme Court · Feb 18, 1920

    (People v. McCormick, 261 Ill. 413 .) The legislature could, had it seen fit, have provided other modes of appointment of appellants than by the president of the board of commissioners. … (Hughes v. Traeger, 264 Ill. 612 ; People v. Kipley, 171 id. 44; Donahue v. County of Will, 100 id. 94.)

    Cited 6 timesPublished
  • People ex rel. Edgar v. National Box Co.

    248 Ill. 141 · Illinois Supreme Court · Dec 21, 1910

    The assessment which before the Revenue act of 1898 would have been made under section 276 by the assessor is since that act authorized to be made by the board of review, (People v. Sellars, 179 Ill. 170 ; Barkley v. … It was clearly the duty of the board of review to assess the omitted property. People v. Sellars, supra; Stevens v. Henry County, 218 Ill. 468 . The judgment of the circuit court was right and it will be affirmed. .

    Cited 18 timesPublished
  • Kochersperger v. Larned

    172 Ill. 86 · Illinois Supreme Court · Feb 14, 1898

    In Adsit v. … In People v.

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • McChesney v. City of Chicago

    201 Ill. 344 · Illinois Supreme Court · Feb 18, 1903

    Gage v. City of Chicago, 196 Ill. 512 ; Thompson v. City of Chicago, 197 id. 599 . … This contention has previously been passed upon by this court in Gage v. City of Chicago, 196 Ill. 512 , where we held that if passed by a majority of the board the law was complied with.

    Overruled in part by Bickerdike v. City of Chicago, 203 Ill. 636 (1903)Cited 4 timesPublished
  • Peters v. Health & Hospitals Governing Commission

    88 Ill. 2d 316 · Illinois Supreme Court · Dec 18, 1981

    (Board of Trustees v. Cook County College Teachers Union, Local 1600 (1979), 74 Ill. 2d 412 ; Board of Trustees v. … Cook County College Teachers Union, Local 1600 (1976), 62 Ill. 2d 470 ; Illinois Education Association v. Board of Education (1975), 62 Ill. 2d 127 .)

    Cited 8 timesPublished
  • Gage v. Springer

    211 Ill. 200 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jun 23, 1904

    Rep. 737; Benjamin v. Wheeler, 8 Gray, 409 ; Elder v. Bemis, 2 Metc. 599 ; Butler v. Kent, 19 Johns. 223 .) … Elliott on Roads and Bridges, p. 508; Throop on Public Officers, sec. 707; McDonald v. English, 85 Ill. 232 ; Tearney v. Smith, 86 id. 391; Hotz v. Hoyt, 135 id. 388; Barnard v. Comrs. of Highways, 172 id. 391.

    Cited 14 timesPublished
  • Village of Hammond v. Leavitt

    181 Ill. 416 · Illinois Supreme Court · Oct 19, 1899

    (Sweet v. West Chicago Park Comrs. 177 Ill. 492 ). We held, in Merritt v. … (Leigh v. Mason, 1 Scam. 249 ; Beesman v. City of Peoria, 16 Ill. 484 ; Peak v. People, 71 id. 278).

    Cited 3 timesPublished
  • National Importing & Trading Co. v. E. A. Bear & Co.

    324 Ill. 346 · Illinois Supreme Court · Feb 16, 1927

    In DeStefano v. … (Fuchs v. Peterson, 315 Ill. 370 ; Becker v. Becker, 250 id. 117; Zempel v. Hughes, 235 id. 424; Marshall v. Keach, 227 id. 35; Gibson v. Brown, 214 id. 330.)

    Cited 27 timesPublished
  • People ex rel. Bankson v. Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co.

    271 Ill. 226 · Illinois Supreme Court · Dec 22, 1915

    The official acts of the board must be proved by the record. (McHaney v. County of Marion, 77 Ill. 488 ; City of Belleville v. Miller, 257 id. 244; People v. Chicago Tunnel Co. 263 id. 253; People v. … If the board had, in fact, approved the levies but the clerk failed to enter such action of record, the record could have been amended by the board to show the truth, (People v. Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St.

    Cited 2 timesPublished
  • City of Streator v. Chrisman

    182 Ill. 215 · Illinois Supreme Court · Oct 19, 1899

    the loose boards on the day of the accident, but not before. … (City of Flora v. Naney, 136 Ill. 45 .) Whether due care was exercised in using a sidewalk knowing it to be out of repair is a question of fact for the jury. Village of Cullom v. Justice, 161 Ill. 372 .

    Cited 13 timesPublished
  • Town of Cicero v. Grisko

    240 Ill. 220 · Illinois Supreme Court · Apr 23, 1909

    Morley v. Town of Metamora, 78 Ill. 394 ; Cowden v. Trustees of Schools, 235 id. 604; City of Chicago v. Gage, 95 id. 593. … Town of Cicero v. Hall, (ante, p. 160.) The judgment of the Appellate Court will be affirmed. Judgment affirmed.

    Cited 10 timesPublished
  • McCormick v. People

    139 Ill. 499 · Illinois Supreme Court · Nov 24, 1891

    Town of Ottawa v. County of LaSalle, 12 Ill. 339 ; Covington v. City of East St. Louis, 78 id. 548 ; Gunnarssohn v. City of Sterling, 92 id. 569; City of East St. Louis v. Maxwell, 99 id. 439. … Thus, in New Brunswick v. Williamson, 44 N. J.

    Cited 7 timesPublished
  • In Re Hamilton

    388 Ill. 589 · Illinois Supreme Court · Nov 22, 1944

    Chicago Bar Ass’n v. Gilbert, 263 Ill. 85 .) … Chicago Bar Ass’n v. Tilton, 284 Ill. 385 . The points stated in respondent’s brief as the errors relied upon in this court do not question the findings of fact.

    Cited 5 timesPublished
  • Remer v. Interstate Bond Co.

    21 Ill. 2d 504 · Illinois Supreme Court · Mar 29, 1961

    Hudson v. Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway Co. 360 Ill. 180 . As we pointed out in Southmoor Bank and Trust Co. v. … Southmoor Bank and Trust Co. v. Willis, 15 Ill.2d 388 . It is true that where a court has jurisdiction of the parties and the subject matter its judgment is not subject to collateral attack. (Cherin v. The R. & C.

    Cited 20 timesPublished
  • In Re Schuyler

    91 Ill. 2d 6 · Illinois Supreme Court · Apr 16, 1982

    Turner v. Black (1960), 19 Ill. 2d 296, 305 ; McFail v. Braden (1960), 19 Ill. 2d 108, 117 ; Rose v. Frailey (1957), 10 Ill. 2d 514 ; Vrooman v. Hawbaker (1944), 387 Ill. 428, 435 ; see also 7 Am. … In Cuthbert v.

    Cited 19 timesPublished

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