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  • People Ex Rel. McDonough v. Schmuhl

    359 Ill. 446 · Illinois Supreme Court · Feb 15, 1935

    (People v. Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Co. 300 Ill. 399 ; Board of Supervisors v. Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Co. 44 id. 229.) … An allegation that the board of review acted in a summary manner by refusing to hear evidence does not, alone, constitute a charge of fraud. (People v. Goldberg, 354 Ill. 423 .)

    Cited 2 timesPublished
  • The People v. Colegrove

    342 Ill. 430 · Illinois Supreme Court · Dec 18, 1930

    (People v. Cochran, 313 Ill. 508 ; People v. Boston, 309 id. 77.) … (People v. Stevens, 335 Ill. 415 ; People v. Corder, 306 id. 264 Siebert v. People, 143 id. 571.)

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  • Bruner v. Madison County

    111 Ill. 11 · Illinois Supreme Court · Sep 27, 1884

    (Burke v. Monroe County, 77 Ill. 610 .) … But in taking charge of the poor of his town he does not perform services as a member of the board, or act ■ as such. The law imposes this duty upon him as a supervisor, and not as a member of the county board.

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  • Spangler v. Indiana & Illinois Central Railway Co.

    21 Ill. 276 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jan 15, 1859

    The Society for the propagation of the Gospel v. The Town of Pawlet and Ozias Clark, 4 Peters R. 480; McIntire v. Preston, 5 Gilm. R. 58, and cases there cited. … It is indispensable that assessments should have been made by an order of the board of directors, and the subscribers duly notified. Barret v. Alton and Sangamon R. R. Co., ante.

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  • People Ex Rel. Gutknecht v. Chicago Regional Port District

    4 Ill. 2d 363 · Illinois Supreme Court · Nov 18, 1954

    (Wilson v. Board of Trustees, 133 Ill. 443 ; Sanitary District v. Ray, 199 Ill. 63 ; Kocsis v. Chicago Park Dist. 362 Ill. 24 ; People v. Chicago Transit Authority, 392 Ill. 77 .) In People ex rel. Greening v. … Stead v. Board of Supervisors, 223 Ill. 187 , and People ex rel. Gullett v. McCullough, 254 Ill. 9 .”

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  • Natt v. Suburban Cook County Tuberculosis Sanitarium District

    407 Ill. 436 · Illinois Supreme Court · Nov 27, 1950

    Christensen v. Board of Education, 393 Ill. 345 . … Roche v.

    Cited 7 timesPublished
  • People ex rel. Robinson v. New York Central Railroad

    270 Ill. 636 · Illinois Supreme Court · Dec 22, 1915

    Indiana, Decatur and Western Railway Co. v. People, 201 Ill. 351 ; Chicago and Northwestern Railway Co. v. People, 184 id. 240. … nor state sufficient facts to give the county board jurisdiction.

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  • Miller v. People

    183 Ill. 423 · Illinois Supreme Court · Dec 18, 1899

    (People v. Evans, 18 Ill. 361 ; Holmes v. Fihlenburg, 54 id. 203.) … Bell v. People, 1 Scam. 397 , has been cited as an authority by defendants in error.

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  • People Ex Rel. Walker v. New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad

    352 Ill. 603 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jun 16, 1933

    In People v. … In People v.

    Cited 2 timesPublished
  • People ex rel. Ridgley v. Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern Railroad

    350 Ill. 217 · Illinois Supreme Court · Oct 22, 1932

    Under that act county boards sometimes refused to levy taxes to pay judgments against the county on the ground, apparently, that they did not deem such tax “advisable.” (See Supervisors Rock Island County v. … People v. Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Co. 295 Ill. 191 .

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  • City of Mattoon v. Stump

    414 Ill. 319 · Illinois Supreme Court · Mar 23, 1953

    In Vennum v. … City of Chicago v. Illinois Malleable Iron Co. 293 Ill. 109 ; City of Lewistown v. Baldwin, 314 Ill. 564 ; City of Hoopeston v. Smith, 272 Ill. 604 ; City of Chicago v. Huleatt, 276 Ill. 466 ; City of Alton v.

    Cited 6 timesPublished
  • East St. Louis Connecting Railway Co. v. People ex rel. Stookey

    119 Ill. 182 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jan 25, 1887

    the board. … Kerr on Fraud and Mistake, (Bump’s notes,) 366; Fitzpatricks v. Beatty et al. 1 Gilm. 454 ; Jennings v. Carter et al. 2 Wend. 450 ; Sturtevant & Keeps v. Ballard, 9 Johns. 342 .

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  • Aleckson v. Village of Round Lake Park

    176 Ill. 2d 82 · Illinois Supreme Court · Apr 17, 1997

    See, e.g., Barrows v. City of North Chicago, 32 Ill. App. 3d 960 (1975); Foster v. Board of Fire & Police Commissioners, 81 Ill. App. 3d 48 (1980). … See Foster v. Board of Fire & Police Commissioners, 81 Ill. App. 3d 48 (1980); Sullivan v. Board of Fire & Police Commissioners, 103 Ill. App. 3d 167 (1981).

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  • Dwight v. Newell

    15 Ill. 333 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jun 15, 1854

    Bacon’s Ab., Executors and Administrators, D ; Williams on Executors, 683; Wheeler v. Wheeler, 9 Cowen, 34; Murray v. Blatchford, 1 Wend. 583 ; Bogert v. Hertell, 4 Hill, 492 . 2. … The cases of Stevenson v. Farnsworth, 2 Gilm. 715 , and Warren v. Chambers, 12 Ill. 124 , render any further discussion of the question unnecessary. The judgment is affirmed. Judgment affirmed.

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  • Hughes v. People

    82 Ill. 78 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jun 15, 1876

    The most important questions raised by the demurrer have been settled by this court, in Broadwell et al. v. The County of Morgan, 76 Ill. 554 , and in Kilgore v. The People, ib. 548. … In the other case, Kilgore v.

    Cited 14 timesPublished
  • People Ex Rel. Clark v. Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railway Co.

    319 Ill. 171 · Illinois Supreme Court · Dec 16, 1925

    In People v. … In People v.

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • Fraser v. Gates

    118 Ill. 99 · Illinois Supreme Court · Mar 30, 1885

    Washburn & Moen Manufacturing Co. v. Chicago Galvanized Wire Fence Co. 109 Ill. 71 ; Vose v. Singer Manufacturing Co. 4 Allen, 226 ; Dewitt v. Elmira Manufacturing Co. 12 N. … (White v. Murtland, 71 Ill. 251 ; Browne on Statute of Frauds, sec. 117.)

    Cited 8 timesPublished
  • People ex rel. Mercer v. New York Central Railroad

    301 Ill. 54 · Illinois Supreme Court · Dec 22, 1921

    It appears to be conceded by both parties hereto that the act of the board of education was not, of itself, sufficient to create a valid tax under the rule laid down in People v. … (People v. Leigh, 282 Ill. 17 ; People v. Dyer, 205 id. 575; Evans v. Lewis, 121 id. 478; Blake v. People, 109 id. 504; Osborn v. People, 103 id. 224; Trumbo v. People, 75 id. 561.)

    Cited 6 timesPublished
  • Gage v. City of Chicago

    211 Ill. 109 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jun 23, 1904

    (Constantine v. Wells, 83 Ill. 192 ; Little v. Allington, 93 id. 253 .) … City Electric Railway Co. v. Jones, 161 Ill. 47 ; Gibler v. City of Mattoon, 167 id. 18.

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  • Paxton v. Boyer

    67 Ill. 132 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jan 15, 1873

    Appellant relies, in support of his theory, upon Morris v. Platt, 32 Conn. 75 , and Brown v. Kendall, 6 Cushing, 292 . These cases are fully discussed, and sustain appellant. … We have thought much on this case, and are constrained to hold, on the authority of Morris v. Platt, and Brown v.

    Cited 19 timesPublished

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