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  • Walters v. Short

    10 Ill. 252 · Illinois Supreme Court · Dec 15, 1848

    The case of Knight v. … Brown v. Gilman, 13 Mass. 158 ; see, also, 6 Wend. 637 ; Bre. 2, 155. There is another objection to the recovery in this case.

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  • West Chicago Street Railroad v. Levy

    182 Ill. 525 · Illinois Supreme Court · Oct 13, 1899

    See Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway Co. v. Ward, 135 Ill. 511 ; Chicago and Erie Railroad Co. v. Meech, 163 id. 305; North Chicago Street Railroad Co. v. Brown, 178 id. 187; Tyron v. … Booth, 100 Mass. 258 ; Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern Railway Co. v. Slanker, 180 Ill. 357 .

    Cited 5 timesPublished
  • Pennsylvania Co. v. Lynch

    90 Ill. 333 · Illinois Supreme Court · Sep 15, 1878

    Assop v. Yates, 2 H. & N. 768; Gibson v. Erie Railway Co. 63 N. Y. 453 ; Lanning v. New York Central Railroad Co. 49 id. 534 . This is fully sustained by this court in Camp Point Mfg. Co. v. … ends to which the boards were nailed, and having also strips nailed on near the extremities of the sides.

    Cited 46 timesPublished
  • Pringle v. City of Chicago

    404 Ill. 473 · Illinois Supreme Court · Nov 22, 1949

    Schneider v. Board of Appeals, 402 Ill. 536 . Appellants make no objection to the validity of the ordinance except in its application to their property. … (Schneider v. Board of Appeals, 402 Ill. 536 .) A complaint in equity to enjoin is a proper remedy to test the validity of a zoning ordinance. Braden v. Much, 403 Ill. 507 .

    Cited 8 timesPublished
  • People v. Easley

    148 Ill. 2d 281 · Illinois Supreme Court · Apr 16, 1992

    Miller v. Fenton (1985), 474 U.S. 104, 109 , 88 L. Ed. 2d 405, 410 , 106 S. Ct. 445, 449 ; see also Connelly, 479 U.S. at 163 , 93 L. Ed. 2d at 481 , 107 S. Ct. at 519 . See, e.g., Brown v. … Brown (1964), 30 Ill. 2d 297, 303 .)

    Cited 119 timesPublished
  • Johns v. Montgomery

    265 Ill. 21 · Illinois Supreme Court · Oct 16, 1914

    The power of a court of chancery to thus modify the terms of trust instruments is sustained in this State by the following authorities: Curtiss v. Brown, 29 Ill. 201 ; Voris v. Sloan, 68 id. 588; Longwith v. … Riggs, 123 id. 258; Hale v. Hale, 146 id. 227; Gavin v. Curtin, 171 id. 640; Baldrige v. Coffey, 184 id. 73; Marsh v. Reed, 184 id. 263; Denegre v. Walker, 214 id. 113; Johnson v. Buck, 220 id. 226; Roberts v.

    Cited 24 timesPublished
  • The People v. Sukdol

    322 Ill. 540 · Illinois Supreme Court · Oct 28, 1926

    You are further instructed that such a penalty means, that the defendant after serving one year of such sentence has the right to apply to the parole board of the State of Illinois for release on parole, and such board has … (People v. Murphy, 276 Ill. 304 .) The error is not, however, of the character which requires a reversal of the judgment.

    Cited 6 timesPublished
  • People v. Johnson

    Illinois Supreme Court · May 24, 2007

    See Davis v. … Brown, 273 Wis. 2d 785, 680 N.W.2d 833 (App. 2004) (table). We find People v. Cintron, 2006 NY Slip Op 26301 (Sup. Ct., Bronx County), a recent lower court opinion from New York, particularly well reasoned.

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  • People Ex Rel. Wilson v. Illinois Central Railroad

    396 Ill. 510 · Illinois Supreme Court · Mar 19, 1947

    Knappenberger v. Hughes, 377 Ill. 126 . … Burkholder v.

    Cited 3 timesPublished
  • People ex rel. Carrithers v. Chicago & Alton Railroad

    306 Ill. 525 · Illinois Supreme Court · Feb 21, 1923

    That section specifically provides that the board of directors or board of education of each district shall ascertain, as near as practicable, annually, how much money must be raised by special tax for educational and for … People v. Wabash Railway Co. 296 Ill. 518 ; People v. Rich, 301 id. 80.

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • People v. Bartley

    109 Ill. 2d 273 · Illinois Supreme Court · Nov 21, 1985

    Brown (1983), 460 U.S. 730 , 75 L. Ed. 2d 502 , 103 S. Ct. 1535 . … The National Transportation Safety Board’s Safety Study on deterrence of drunk driving recognizes the deterrent potential of drunk-driving roadblocks.

    Cited 64 timesPublished
  • Barrett v. Boddie

    158 Ill. 479 · Illinois Supreme Court · Oct 11, 1895

    Y. 126 ; Mumford v. Brown, 6 Cow. 475 ; Corey v. Mann, 6 Duer, 679 ; Ely v. Ely, 80 Ill. 532 ; Wood on Landlord and Tenant, 814. The contract of the parties is the measure of their duties and liabilities. … Warren v. Wagner, 75 Ala. 188 ; DeWitt v. Pierson, 112 Mass. 8 ; Scott v. Simons, 54 N. H. 426; Boreel v. Lawton, 90 N. Y. 293 ; Keating v. Springer, supra.

    Cited 30 timesPublished
  • Payne v. Industrial Commission

    296 Ill. 223 · Illinois Supreme Court · Feb 15, 1921

    (Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Co. v. Industrial Board, 273 Ill. 528 .) … Illinois Central Railroad Co. v. Industrial Board, 284 Ill. 267 ; Chicago and Alton Railroad Co. v. Industrial Com. 290 id. 599; Grand Trunk Western Railway Co. v. Industrial Com. 291 id. 167.

    Cited 17 timesPublished
  • Consolidated Coal Co. of St. louis v. Gruber

    188 Ill. 584 · Illinois Supreme Court · Dec 20, 1900

    Pittsburg Bridge Co. v. Walker, 170 Ill. 550 ; Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad Co. v. Skola, 183 id. 454. … The machine, while at work, rested on a board, and about five feet could be undercut without moving the board. Each setting of the board was called a “board run.”

    Cited 7 timesPublished
  • People v. Pastel

    306 Ill. 565 · Illinois Supreme Court · Feb 21, 1923

    Malcolm was the owner of an automobile and was a member of the school board of the city of Alton. … (Hix v. People, 157 Ill. 382 ; People v. Hoban, 240 id. 303.)

    Cited 8 timesPublished
  • Culbertson v. City of Fulton

    127 Ill. 30 · Illinois Supreme Court · Nov 15, 1888

    It is the assessment as fixed by the State Board, which must govern, and the State Board did not fix such assessment until after August 15, the date of the incurring of the indebtedness. … In People v.

    Cited 46 timesPublished
  • People ex rel. Correll v. Illinois & Indiana Railroad

    231 Ill. 377 · Illinois Supreme Court · Dec 17, 1907

    (Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Co. v. People, 213 Ill. 458 ; People v. Cincinnati, Indianapolis and Western Railway Co. 224 id. 523 ; Cincinnati, Indianapolis and Western Railway Co. v. People, 213 id. 197.) … People v. Chicago and Alton Railroad Co. 194 Ill. 51 ; Cincinnati, Indianapolis and Western Railway Co. v. People, supra.

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • Reichert v. COURT OF CLAIMS OF STATE

    203 Ill. 2d 257 · Illinois Supreme Court · Feb 21, 2003

    Stead v. Superior Court, 234 Ill. 186, 203-04 (1908). Roberts v. Romick, 146 Ill. … Reichert’s underlying personal injury action is against the Board of Trustees of the University.

    Cited 57 timesPublished
  • The PEOPLE v. Sephus

    46 Ill. 2d 130 · Illinois Supreme Court · Sep 22, 1970

    See McMann v. Richardson (1970), 397 U.S. 759 , 25 L. Ed. 2d 763 , 90 S. Ct. 1441 ; Brady v. United States (1970), 397 U.S. 742 , 25 L. Ed. 2d 747 , 90 S. Ct. 1463 ; Parker v. North Carolina (1970), 397 U.S. 790 , 25 L. … Ct. 1458 ; People v. Brown (1969), 41 Ill.2d 503, 505-06 ; People v. Bowman (1968), 40 Ill.2d 116 . The judgment of the circuit court of Adams County is affirmed. Judgment affirmed.

    Cited 12 timesPublished
  • Doherty v. Caisley

    104 Ill. 2d 72 · Illinois Supreme Court · Oct 19, 1984

    (Tedder v. Fairman (1982), 92 Ill. 2d 216, 225 ; People ex rel. Ross v. Ragen (1945), 391 Ill. 419, 422 .) They do, however, enjoy the constitutional right of access to the courts. (Bounds v. … (Tedder v. Fairman (1982), 92 Ill. 2d 216, 225 .)

    Cited 19 timesPublished

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