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  • Stephani v. Brown

    40 Ill. 428 · Illinois Supreme Court · Apr 15, 1866

    After the accident, one of the appellants closed up the space, covered by the grate, with boards. … Dygert v. Schenck, 23 Wend. 446 ; Hart v. Mayor of Albany, 9 id. 607; Harlow v. Humiston, 6 Cow. 191 ; Lansing v. Smith, 8 id. 152; Creed v. Hartman, 29 N. Y. 591 ; Scammon v. Chicago, 25 Ill. 438 .

    Cited 16 timesPublished
  • People v. Brown

    229 Ill. 2d 374 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jun 19, 2008

    In People v. … See also People v.

    Cited 30 timesPublished
  • Chandler v. Brown

    77 Ill. 333 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jan 15, 1875

    Cited 19 timesPublished
  • Walker v. Brown

    28 Ill. 378 · Illinois Supreme Court · Apr 15, 1862

    Butler, 6 id. 281; Vanderheavel v. Storrs, 3 Conn. 203 , and cases there cited; Shephard v. Palmer, 6 Conn. 100 ; Hulle v. Heightman, 2 East, 145; Pringle v. Samuels, 1 Bibb, 172 ; Christy v. Price, 7 Missouri, 433. … James et al. v. Cotton, 20 Eng. C. L. Rep. 129 ; Kimball v. Tucker et al., 10 Mass. 195 ; Londregon v. Crowley, 12 Conn. 561 ; Charles v. Dana, 14 Maine, 383; Mead v.

    Cited 60 timesPublished
  • People v. Brown

    67 Ill. 435 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jan 15, 1873

    Cited 53 timesPublished
  • Brown v. Parker

    15 Ill. 307 · Illinois Supreme Court · Dec 15, 1853

    This was an action of ejectment, brought by Brown against Parker, to recover an undivided half of lots twelve and thirteen, in block ninety-two, in the city of Alton, Madison county. … Heapy v. Parris, 6 Durnford & East, 366; Brayner v. Langmead, 7 Ib. 19; Odes v. Woodward, 2 Lord Raymond, 766 and 849; Clerk v. Withers, Ib. 1072; Copley v. Day, 4 Taunt. 702; Calvert v. Tomlin, 5 Bing. 1; Watson v.

    Cited 9 timesPublished
  • People v. Brown

    52 Ill. 2d 227 · Illinois Supreme Court · Sep 20, 1972

    JUSTICE WARD delivered the opinion of the court: This appeal is from the dismissal in the circuit court of Macon County of a petition filed by Isaiah Brown under the Post-Conviction Hearing Act. … In People v.

    Cited 52 timesPublished
  • Cunningham v. Brown

    22 Ill. 2d 23 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jan 20, 1961

    (Cruse v. Aden, 127 Ill. 231 ; Howlett v. Doglio, 402 Ill. 311 ; Cole v. Rush, 45 Cal. 2d 345 ; Seibel v. Leach, 233 Wis. 66 ; .Scoff v. Greenville Pharmacy, 212 A.C. 485; Anderson v. Diaz, 77 Ark. 606 , State v. … (See, e.g., Cole v. Rush, 45 Cal. 2d 345 ; Joyce v. Hatfield, 197 Md. 249 .)

    Cited 112 timesPublished
  • Cuddy v. Brown

    78 Ill. 415 · Illinois Supreme Court · Sep 15, 1875

    of Brown. … He was only twelve years old at Brown’s death.

    Cited 18 timesPublished
  • Brown v. Metz

    33 Ill. 339 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jan 15, 1864

    The covenant of warranty passed with the seizin of the land, from Lubbe to Flagg, and from him to James Brown. … The James Brown to whom Flagg conveyed will be presumed to be the person who by that name executed the conveyance to Lubbe. 2 Phil. Ev. 508; Sewell v. Evans, 4 Q. B. 626; Roden v. Hyde, id. 629; Simpson v.

    Cited 20 timesPublished
  • People v. Brown

    56 Ill. 2d 312 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jan 31, 1974

    (Wong Sun v. United States, 371 U.S. 471 .) … A two-page statement was taken and Officer Lenz testified that the statement “bears the signature of Richard Brown.”

    Reversed on other grounds by Brown v. Illinois, 422 U.S. 590 (1975)Cited 35 timesPublished
  • Brown v. Welch

    18 Ill. 343 · Illinois Supreme Court · Apr 15, 1857

    I cannot better express the rule of law on the subject than by quoting the language of the supreme court of the United States, in the case of Boon v. Childs, 10 Peters’ It. 211. … R. 589; 4 V. 404, 587 ; 3 J. C. 583.

    Cited 27 timesPublished
  • McLagan v. Brown

    11 Ill. 519 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jun 15, 1850

    On the same day the Browns obtained their judgment, which, however, did not become a lien upon the debtor’s real estate till the 22d of the same month. They redeemed from the sale to A. L. … Holmes and Burgess, before the Brown judgment became a lien upon the premises.

    Cited 20 timesPublished
  • Russell v. Brown

    41 Ill. 183 · Illinois Supreme Court · Apr 15, 1866

    This brings the case fully within that of Banks v. Banks, 31 Ill. 164 . … The description here is of the same character as that which was held good in Choteau v. Jones, 11 Ill. 300 ; See also Benedict v. Dillehunt, 3 Scam. 287 .

    Cited 8 timesPublished
  • Brown v. Hogle

    30 Ill. 119 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jan 15, 1863

    In Spellman v. … It is the case of The People v. Allen, 6 Wend. 486 .

    Cited 18 timesPublished
  • Harts v. Brown

    77 Ill. 226 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jan 15, 1875

    Cited 38 timesPublished
  • Brown v. Gaffney

    28 Ill. 149 · Illinois Supreme Court · Apr 15, 1862

    That by a parol agreement between them, when the assignment was made to Brown, the right of redemption by Gaffney was extinguished, and that Brown acquired not the right of a mortgagee, but the absolute title, as a purchaser … The evidence of these witnesses is irreconcilable with Brown’s testimony. They, so far as the record discloses, are disinterested. and their evidence overcomes, by a decided preponderance, that of Brown.

    Cited 16 timesPublished
  • People v. Brown

    169 Ill. 2d 132 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jan 18, 1996

    CHIEF JUSTICE BILANDIC delivered the opinion the court: Following a bench trial in the circuit court of Cook County, the defendant, Cortez Brown, was convicted of one count of murder. … (People v.

    Cited 139 timesPublished
  • Gorton v. Brown

    27 Ill. 489 · Illinois Supreme Court · Apr 15, 1862

    It is the case of Cox v. Taylor's Administrators., and reported in 10 B. Monroe, 17. … Touissant v. Martinnant, 2 T. R. 104; Cutler v. Powell, 6 ib. 324.

    Cited 22 timesPublished
  • Brown v. Leckie

    43 Ill. 497 · Illinois Supreme Court · Apr 15, 1867

    In the case of Bickford v. … In the case of Cromwell v. Wing, 1 Hall (N.

    Cited 23 timesPublished

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