Case law

Druley v. Adam

102 Ill. 177 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jan 18, 1882

Appellant’s right to draw water from the canal to propel his machinery, is derived from a lease, executed many years subsequent to 1852, by the Board of Canal Commissioners,—who are successors in trust to the Board of Trustees … In Wood v.

Fisher v. Birkey

299 Ill. 145 · Illinois Supreme Court · Oct 22, 1921

Thompson v. Beaver, 63 Ill. 353 ; Metz v. Anderson, 23 id. 410 ; School Directors v. Trustees of Schools, 66 id. 247; Hawes v. City of Chicago, 158 id. 653; Trustees of Schools v. School Directors, 190 id. 390. … (Cruikshank v. Bidwell, 176 U. S. 73 .)

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.

Lefens v. Industrial Commission

286 Ill. 32 · Illinois Supreme Court · Dec 18, 1918

We said in Hahnemann Hospital v. … (Parker-Washington Co. v. Industrial Board, 274 Ill. 498 .)

Fitch v. Miller

200 Ill. 170 · Illinois Supreme Court · Dec 16, 1902

If not under seal, the agreement will constitute a mortgage only in equity.” (1 Jones on Mortgages,—4th ed.— sec. 244; Kelleran v. Brown, 4 Mass. 443 . Phelan v. Fitzpatrick, 84 Wis. 249 ; West v. … (See also Kerfoot v. Billings, supra; Eastman v. Littlefield, 164 Ill. 124 ; Carpenter v. Carpenter, 70 id. 457; Brown v. Brown; 142 id. 409; Williams v. Rhodes, 81 id. 571; Connely v. Rue, 148 id. 207; Bush v.

West Chicago Park Commissioners v. McMullen

10 L.R.A. 215 · Illinois Supreme Court · Oct 31, 1890

The People v. Salomon, 51 Ill. 37 ; Wilcox v. The People, 90 id. 192. In Kreigh v. … In The People ex rel. v.

People v. Rogers

413 Ill. 554 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jan 22, 1953

(Brown v. Mississippi, 297 U.S. 278 ; Ashcraft v. Tennessee, 327 U.S. 274 ; McNabb v. United States, 318 U.S. 332 .) This court has frequently spoken out in support of the above principles. People v. … People v. Sweetin, 325 Ill. 245 ; People v. Thomlison, 400 Ill. 555 ; People v. Sloss, 412 Ill. 61 .

Campbell v. Vining

23 Ill. 525 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jan 15, 1860

Bayley, J., concurred, and referred to the cases of Short v. McCarthy, (5 Eng. C. L. R. 403,) and Brown v. Howard, 6 ib. 43. The case of Short v. … Subsequent rulings by the British courts establish a different doctrine, as appears from the cases we have adverted to—Short v. Mc Carthy and Brown v. Howard. These cases are directly on the point.

People ex rel. Kiggins v. Illinois Central Railroad

270 Ill. 485 · Illinois Supreme Court · Dec 22, 1915

At the second meeting, provided for in section 56, the commissioners are required to certify to the board of supervisors the amount necessary to be raised by taxation. The appellant relies on the case of People v. … Cincinnati, Indianapolis and Western Railway Co. 213 Ill. 503 , where the board fixed the rate per cent instead of the aggregate amount, as required by the statute.

People v. McAdams

82 Ill. 356 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jun 15, 1876

McCagg v. The Mayor of Chicago, 51 Ill. 17 ; Same ex rel. Wilson v. Salomon, id. 37 ; Harward v. St. Clair Drainage Co. id. 130 ; Lovingston v. Wider, 53 Ill. 302 ; Updike v. Wright, 81 Ill. 49 . … And see Board of Directors, etc. v. Houston. 71 Ill. 318 . A tax is an imposition for the supply of the public treasury, and not for the supply of individuals, or private corporations, however benevolent they may be.

Felker v. Roth

346 Ill. 40 · Illinois Supreme Court · Oct 23, 1931

Fisher v. Birkey, 307 Ill. 625 ; Trustees of Schools v. School Directors, 190 id. 390. … (Trustees of Schools v. School Directors, supra.) Each case depends upon the facts in it. Appellants rely chiefly on Fisher v.

Kimbrough v. Parker

407 Ill. 274 · Illinois Supreme Court · Nov 27, 1950

(Harper v. Sallee, 372 Ill. 199 ; Browning v. Browning, 379 Ill. 29 ; Ziegler v. … Horner v. County of Winnebago, 396 Ill. 382 ; McBeath v. McBeath, 334 Ill. 40 .

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.

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.

People Ex Rel. Community High School District No. 231 v. Hupe

2 Ill. 2d 434 · Illinois Supreme Court · Mar 17, 1954

(Scofield v. Board of Education, 411 Ill. 11 ; Moyer v. Board of Education, 391 Ill. 156 ; York Community High School Dist v. Wagemann, 375 Ill. 193 .) … (Ketcham v. Board of Education, 324 Ill. 314 ; People ex rel. Taylor v. Camargo Community Consolidated School Dist. 313 Ill. 321 .)

County of Cook v. City of Chicago

158 Ill. 524 · Illinois Supreme Court · Oct 11, 1895

(See Penn v. Bornman, 102 Ill. 523 , and cases there cited.) … We said in Bishop of Chicago v.

People Ex Rel. Wangelin v. Pennsylvania Railroad

372 Ill. 223 · Illinois Supreme Court · Oct 13, 1939

In People v. Hines, 293 Ill. 419 , and People v. … In People v.

Allison v. Shell Oil Co.

113 Ill. 2d 26 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jun 20, 1986

Strange & Coleman’s employees therefore ran a 2-foot by 12-foot board from the dust collector at the top of the cyclone to Wuellner’s scaffold, from which board the employees could reach the cyclone. … Kenneth Allison, the plaintiff and a boilermaker for Strange & Coleman, was injured while working atop the board; the board slipped, and both the board and Allison fell.

County of Peoria v. Benedict

47 Ill. 2d 166 · Illinois Supreme Court · Dec 4, 1970

1969, however, the county board offered only a 7% increase. … Ed. 550 ; Board of Education, Kankakee School Dist. v. Kankakee Federation of Teachers, 46 Ill.2d 433 , Faris v. Faris, 35 Ill.2d 305, 309 .

Modular Solutions v. Hazel Crest School

358 Ill. Dec. 343 · Illinois Supreme Court · Mar 26, 2012

See People v. … Vancura v. Katris, 238 Ill.2d 352, 379 , 345 Ill.Dec. 485 , 939 N.E.2d 328 (2010). Generally, a contract may be canceled only under its own terms or through mutual agreement. Copley v.