Case law

Lake Street Elevated Railroad v. Carmichael

184 Ill. 348 · Illinois Supreme Court · Feb 19, 1900

of directors, and testimony that upon examination of» the books and records of the company and its directors no entry or record could be found of any action of the board concerning the transaction in question. … (Paul v. Berry, 78 Ill. 158 .) There was no evidence on which a verdict for the defendant could have been based, and it was not error for the court to direct a verdict for the plaintiff.

Ervin v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.

65 Ill. 2d 140 · Illinois Supreme Court · Nov 15, 1976

(People v. Riley (1964), 31 Ill. 2d 490, 496 ; Noncek v. Ram Tool Corp. (1970), 129 Ill. App. 2d 320, 329 ; Burgh v. Crane Construction Co. (1968), 102 Ill. App. 2d 188, 195 ; 35 Ill. L. & Pr. Trial sec. 271 (1958).) … (Blanchard v. Lewis (1953), 414 Ill. 515, 523 ; Sampsell v. Rybcynski (1907), 229 Ill. 75 ; Hitt v. Langel (1968), 93 Ill. App. 2d 386 ; Wrighthouse v. Brown (1964), 52 Ill. App. 2d 191 .)

Adams v. Robertson

37 Ill. 45 · Illinois Supreme Court · Apr 15, 1865

Andrews v. Pond, 13 Pet., 65 . In Smith v. McAllister ( 17 Ill. … The board of directors consisted of nine persons, five of whom it is presumed were a quorum.

People Ex Rel. Carroll v. Village of Lakewood

368 Ill. 209 · Illinois Supreme Court · Feb 17, 1938

A board of park commissioners of Grafton township was appointed by the county court of McHenry county on February 15, 1926, (their successors thereafter being elected,) and that board assumed jurisdiction over Grafton Park … Mushbaugh v. Village of Bast Peoria, 260 Ill. 27 , is cited as an authority which, by analogy, it is contended, supports the contention of the appellant in the present case.

Hartung v. Village of Skokie

22 Ill. 2d 485 · Illinois Supreme Court · Aug 28, 1961

Intervening defendant, Board of Education, School District No. 68, did not join in the appeal. … (Krom v. City of Elmhurst, 8 Ill.2d 104 ; Tower Cabana Club, Inc. v. City of Chicago, 5 Ill.2d 11 .)

Wesley Willows v. Munson

43 Ill. 2d 203 · Illinois Supreme Court · Sep 26, 1969

Nordlund v. The Association of the Winnebago Home for the Aged, 40 Ill.2d 91 . In Methodist Old People’s Home v. … Korzen, 36 Ill.2d 340, 348 ; People v.

The People v. Barad

362 Ill. 584 · Illinois Supreme Court · Feb 14, 1936

Lingle v. West Chicago Park Comrs. 222 Ill. 384 ; City of Benton v. Blake, 259 id. 211. When defendant was before the felony court on preliminary hearing the case was twice called. … People v. O’Brien, 277 Ill. 305 ; People v. Halpin, 276 id. 363 .

Garcia v. Tully

72 Ill. 2d 1 · Illinois Supreme Court · May 26, 1978

Ct. 2553 ; Virginia State Board of Pharmacy v. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council, Inc. (1976), 425 U.S. 748 , 48 L. Ed. 2d 346 , 96 S. … of Pharmacy v.

Galt v. County of Cook

405 Ill. 396 · Illinois Supreme Court · Mar 22, 1950

Apartment buildings not being permitted in any district higher than a B-i (business) district, plaintiffs, in 1946, petitioned the zoning board of appeals and the county board of commissioners to reclassify this land into … Braden v. Much, 403 Ill. 507 ; Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. v. City of Chicago, 402 Ill. 581 .

Lane v. Sklodowski

97 Ill. 2d 311 · Illinois Supreme Court · Aug 29, 1983

People v. Robinson (1982), 89 Ill. 2d 469, 475 ; Franzese v. Trinko (1977), 66 Ill. 2d 136, 139 . … (See, e.g., Madyun v. Thompson (7th Cir. 1981), 657 F.2d 868, 875 ; Ruiz v.

Lewis v. Swift

54 Ill. 436 · Illinois Supreme Court · Sep 15, 1870

In the case of Burnell v. Robertson, 5 Gilm. 282 , the court held that a sale in St. … The facts of that case were, that a bill of sale was made of a quantity of boards, to secure a debt then due, and the vendor, pointing towards the boards, which laid in several piles in a lumber yard in sight, said to the

Dunn v. Rodgers

43 Ill. 260 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jan 15, 1867

Montgomery v. Brown, 2 Gilm. 581 ; Moore v. People, 3 id. 149; Johnson v. Donnell, 15 Ill. 97 ; Morris v. Trustees of Schools, id. 266; Turney v. Organ, 16 id. 43. … Ross v. Mead, 5 Gilm. 171 . Eo error is perceived in this record for which the decree of the court below should be reversed,, and it is therefore affirmed. Decree affirmed.

Rush v. Collins

366 Ill. 307 · Illinois Supreme Court · Apr 16, 1937

(Look v. Bruninga, 348 Ill. 183 ; Schmidt v. Brown, supra.) The burden of establishing a prescriptive right rests on the party pleading it. (Waller v. Hildebrecht, 295 Ill. 116 .) … (Schmidt v. Brown, supra; Parker v. Rosenberg, supra; Bontz v. Stear, supra; Look v. Bruninga, supra.)

North Chicago Street Railroad v. Williams

140 Ill. 275 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jan 18, 1892

Co. v. … may arise when it is lawful and proper for even a passenger to use such stepping board.

Kelly v. Jones

290 Ill. 375 · Illinois Supreme Court · Dec 17, 1919

He was notified by the board of review to appear and show cause why his assessment should not be increased. … (Coari v. Olsen, 91 Ill. 273 ; Ellis v. Ward, 137 id. 509; Bouton v. Cameron, 205 id. 50; Hill v. Fowler, 231 id. 205; Kirby v. Judy, 286 id. 200.)

People v. Zurek

277 Ill. 621 · Illinois Supreme Court · Feb 21, 1917

(Paxton v. State, 114 Ark. 393 ; Bobs v. State, 105 id. 462 .) In Michigan it was decided in the case of People v. … (VanEyck v. People, 178 Ill. 199 ; Nagel v. People, 229 id. 598; People v. Nall, 242 id. 284.)

Miller v. Trustees of Schools Township 15 North, Range 6 East

88 Ill. 26 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jan 15, 1878

Doolittle v. Galena and Chicago Union Railroad, Co. 14 Ill. 381 ; Commissioners, etc. v. Supervisor of Carthage, 27 id. 140; Commissioner v. Harper, 38 id. 103. … We have, however, been referred by defendants in error to Trumbo v. The People, 75 Ill. 561 , as an authority sustaining their position.

Field v. Village of Western Springs

181 Ill. 186 · Illinois Supreme Court · Oct 16, 1899

(Titus v. Mabee, 25 Ill. 257 ; Weaver v. Poyer, 70 id. 567; Prout v. Lomer, 79 id. 331; Live Stock Commission Co. v. Live Stock Exchange, 143 id. 210.) … In Peyton v.

People Ex Rel. Williams v. Robinson

404 Ill. 338 · Illinois Supreme Court · Nov 22, 1949

Ross v. Becker, 382 Ill. 404 ; People ex rel. Barrett v. Dixon, 387 Ill. 420 ; People ex rel. Neville v. Ragen, 396 Ill. 565 .) The first robbery sentence was a sentence for life. (People ex rel. Michaels v. … Barrett v. Dixon, 387 Ill. 420 .) Under the authorities, a prisoner in the penitentiary owes the full time of his sentence, unless he is paroled or pardoned, or sentence is commuted by the Governor. Purdue v.

Frizell v. Rogers

82 Ill. 109 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jun 15, 1876

Chief Justice Sheldost, dissenting: I adhere to the rule laid down in Nealy v. … Brown et al. 1 Gilm. 10 , and which I had supposed to prevail in this State, that where the question of the existence of a public highway comes up collaterally, as in this case, it is enough, in the first instance, to introduce