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  • People Ex Rel. City of Peoria v. Weston

    358 Ill. 610 · Illinois Supreme Court · Dec 19, 1934

    People v. Gaulter, 149 Ill. 39 . … (People v. Vickroy, supra.)

    Cited 4 timesPublished
  • Hubbard v. Freer

    2 Ill. 467 · Illinois Supreme Court · Dec 15, 1838

    See Dedman v. Barber, Ante 254; Swafford v. The People, Ante 289; Crain v. Bailey et al., Ante 321; Yunt v. Brown, Ante 264.

    Cited 0 timesPublished
  • Cregar v. Spitzer

    244 Ill. 208 · Illinois Supreme Court · Feb 16, 1910

    It is, however, insisted by counsel for plaintiffs in error that from the parts of the record contained in the transcript it must be presumed by this court, under the rule laid down in Brown v. … Brown v. Schintz, supra; Kennard v. Curran, 239 Ill. 122 .

    Cited 5 timesPublished
  • First Nat. Bank of Lake Forest v. County of Lake

    7 Ill. 2d 213 · Illinois Supreme Court · Nov 23, 1955

    The county board referred the matter back to the zoning board of appeals for further consideration with the result that the zoning authorities resubmitted their original recommendation. … The county board refused to follow the recommendation of the zoning board and denied the petition as to all properties.

    Cited 72 timesPublished
  • Green v. Oakes

    17 Ill. 249 · Illinois Supreme Court · Dec 15, 1855

    Com., Secs. 923, 924, 925, and cases there cited; Corning v. Lowerre, 6 John. Ch. 439; Hills v. Miller, 3 Paige’s Ch. 254; ibid. 213; 4 ibid. 510; 6 ibid. 88; 6 ibid. 554. … Jenks, 20 Wendell 96 ; Conner v. New Albany, 1 Blackf. 43 ; Brown v. Manning, 6 Ohio 129 ; Gowen v. The Philadelphia Exchange Company, 5 Watts and Serg. 141; Hobbs v. Inhabitants of Lowell, 19 Pick. 405 .

    Cited 27 timesPublished
  • Morris v. Trustees of Schools

    15 Ill. 266 · Illinois Supreme Court · Dec 15, 1853

    In Adams v. Robinson, 1 Pick. 461 , a sheriff was allowed to sign a return to an attachment, after he had ceased to be an officer. In Gray v. … See also Childs v. Barrows, 9 Metc. 413 ; Gilman v. Stetson, 16 Maine, 124; Rucker v. Harrison, 6 Munf. 181 ; Hutchins v. Brown, 4 Harris & McHenry, 498; and Brown’s Admr. v. Hill, 5 Pike, 78. 4.

    Cited 19 timesPublished
  • People Ex Rel. Oller v. St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co.

    368 Ill. 199 · Illinois Supreme Court · Feb 17, 1938

    This last contention was definitely decided contrary to appellant’s contention in Lewis v. Community High School District, 308 Ill. 305 , and requires no discussion. … Stat. 1937, chap. 122, par. 406.8; People v. Madison, 280 Ill. 96 .) Inasmuch as we are of the opinion that the election was valid without this act, it will be unnecessary to dis-nice if Judgment affirmed.

    Cited 2 timesPublished
  • Moore v. City of Chicago

    60 Ill. 243 · Illinois Supreme Court · Sep 15, 1871

    We have repeatedly held that the common council is the only body which can exercise the discretion by this ordinance vested in the board of public works; that vesting such discretion in the board, prepares the way to unfair … Foss v. City of Chicago, 56 Ill. 354 . Such an ordinance is illegal and void. For that reason, and that the collector was unauthorized to apply for the judgment, the same .is reversed and the cause remanded.

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • The PEOPLE v. Berry

    18 Ill. 2d 453 · Illinois Supreme Court · Feb 11, 1960

    To prove an alibi defendant called one Amy Brown, his foster mother, who had raised him from early boyhood. … (People v. Stephens, 6 Ill.2d 257 ; People v. Jenko, 410 Ill. 478 ; People v. Coniglio, 353 Ill. 643 .)

    Cited 80 timesPublished
  • Cummings v. Smith

    368 Ill. 94 · Illinois Supreme Court · Dec 22, 1937

    This is the basis and heart of the decision of this court in Fergus v. Russel, supra. … Bockes, v. Wemple, 115 N.

    Cited 7 timesPublished
  • Mega v. Holy Cross Hospital

    111 Ill. 2d 416 · Illinois Supreme Court · Feb 6, 1986

    Board of Education (1977), 69 Ill. 2d 89, 92-93 ). Although the “certain remedy” provision has been held to prohibit the abolition by the legislature of a particular cause of action (Heck v. … In Williams v. Brown Manufacturing Co. (1970), 45 Ill. 2d 418, 432 , in a discussion of the discovery rule, the court said, “As pointed out in Rozny v.

    Cited 133 timesPublished
  • Michaels v. Hill

    328 Ill. 11 · Illinois Supreme Court · Dec 21, 1927

    Bishop v. Chicago Railways Co. supra; Board of Education v. Haworth, 274 Ill. 538 ; Lyons v. Police Pension Board, 255 id. 139; Badenoch v. City of Chicago, 222 id. 71; People v. Knopf, 183 id. 410. … Y. 185 ; Skinner v. Wilhelm, 63 Mich. 568 ; Davis v. State, 7 Md. 151 ; Ballentyne v. Wickersham, 75 Ala. 539 ; Pennington v. Woolfolk, 79 Ky. 13 ; State v.

    Cited 14 timesPublished
  • Cody v. Town of Cicero

    203 Ill. 322 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jun 16, 1903

    (People v. McWethy, 177 Ill. 334 ; Connecticut Mutual Life Ins. Co. v. People, 172 id. 31.) It was not the business of the court to furnish evidence to the appellants to make their case. … (Martin v. Martin, 170 Ill. 18 ; Wackerle v. People, 168 id. 250.)

    Cited 8 timesPublished
  • People Ex Rel. Rice v. Wilson Oil Co.

    364 Ill. 406 · Illinois Supreme Court · Oct 14, 1936

    (Italia America Shipping Corp. v. Nelson, 323 Ill. 427 ; Board of Education v. Board of Education, 314 id. 83; Mitchell v. Lowden, 288 id. 327; State v. Illinois Central Railroad Co. 246 id. 188.) … People v. Stokes, 281 Ill. 159 ; People v. Brady, 268 id. 192 ; People v. Apfelbaum, 251 id. 18; Klafter v. Board of Examiners of Architects, supra.

    Cited 25 timesPublished
  • Vennum v. People ex rel. Galloway

    188 Ill. 158 · Illinois Supreme Court · Dec 20, 1900

    (People v. Clifford, 166 Ill. 165 ; People v. Chicago and Alton Railroad Co. 96 id. 369). … (Adcock v. City of Chicago, 160 Ill. 611 ; Hinkle v. City of Mattoon, 170 id. 316; Markley v. City of Chicago, id. 358).

    Cited 5 timesPublished
  • People v. Wardlow

    183 Ill. 2d 306 · Illinois Supreme Court · Sep 24, 1998

    Brown v. Texas, [443 U.S.] at 52, 99 S. Ct. at 2641 , 61 L. Ed. 2d at 363 .” Thomas, 660 P.2d at 1277 . … Brown v. Texas, 443 U.S. at 52 , 61 L. Ed. 2d at 363 , 99 S. Ct. at 2641 .

    Reversed on other grounds by Illinois v. Wardlow, 528 U.S. 119 (2000)Cited 45 timesPublished
  • Swift v. Trustees of Schools

    189 Ill. 584 · Illinois Supreme Court · Apr 18, 1901

    (Thompson v. Board of Trustees, 30 Ill. 99 ; Trustees of Schools v. Smith, 88 id. 181 .) In the case of Thompson v. … In Rhode v.

    Cited 13 timesPublished
  • People ex rel. Boenert v. Barrett

    63 L.R.A. 82 · Illinois Supreme Court · Apr 24, 1903

    In People v. … (Harris v. People, 128 Ill. 585 ; Morgan v. People, 136 id. 161.)

    Cited 57 timesPublished
  • Hoerrmann v. Wabash Railway Co.

    309 Ill. 524 · Illinois Supreme Court · Oct 20, 1923

    Atkins, 295 id. 165, People v. Benson, 294 id. 236, and People v. Corn Products Co. 286 id. 226. … The act of approval by a village board, however, when the statutes and ordinances have been complied with in making a plat of a subdivision, is ministerial and may be enforced by mandamus. (People v.

    Cited 20 timesPublished
  • Town of Libertyville v. First National Bank of Lake Forest

    133 Ill. 2d 356 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jan 17, 1990

    (Commonwealth Edison Co. v. Property Tax Appeal Board (1984), 102 Ill. 2d 443, 457 .) … Roan v. Wilson (1950), 405 Ill. 122, 127-28 ), thereby effecting the legislature’s intent (see, e.g., City of Springfield v. Board of Election Commissioners (1985), 105 Ill. 2d 336, 341 ).

    Cited 3 timesPublished

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