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People ex rel. Perkins v. Reinberg
273 Ill. 101 · Illinois Supreme Court · Apr 20, 1916
All parties concede that the identical points relied upon for reversal in this case were relied upon in the case of Perkins v. Board of Comrs. 271 Ill. 449 . … In so far as the same questions are involved in this case that are involved in Perkins v. Board of Comrs. supra, the decision rendered in that case must govern and control the decision in this case.
Cited 0 timesPublishedThomas v. Kaiser Agricultural Chemicals
81 Ill. 2d 206 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jun 20, 1980
In Williams v. Brown Manufacturing Co. (1970), 45 Ill. 2d 418 , this court established the rule that a plaintiff’s contributory negligence is not a defense in a strict products liability tort action. … Williams v. Brown Manufacturing Co. (1970), 45 Ill. 2d 418, 426, 430 ; Court v. Grzelinski (1978), 72 Ill. 2d 141, 149 ; Restatement (Second) of Torts, sec. 496D (1965).
Cited 28 timesPublishedThe People v. First National Bank
351 Ill. 435 · Illinois Supreme Court · Feb 23, 1933
Bank v. Owensboro, 173 U. S. 664 ; First Nat. Bank of Gulfport v. Adams, 258 id. 362). … People v. Oak Park Trust and Savings Bank, ante, p. 334; People v. Toluca State Bank, 327 Ill. 638 ; Chicago Title and Trust Co. v. Central Trust Co. 312 id. 396.
Cited 4 timesPublishedPeople Ex Rel. Singer v. Illinois Central Railroad
373 Ill. 523 · Illinois Supreme Court · Apr 17, 1940
People v. Flynn, 265 Ill. 414 ; Consumers’ Co. v. Industrial Com. 364 id. 145; Winner v. Kadow, 373 id. 192. … People v. Ross, 302 Ill. 328 .
Cited 8 timesPublishedKaufman v. Community High School District No. 83
365 Ill. 86 · Illinois Supreme Court · Dec 10, 1936
The petition alleges that the resolutions of the board of education preliminary to the calling of the election were insufficient and void ; that the notice of election was irregular and void for numerous alleged errors and … (O’Connor v. High School Board, 278 Ill. 618 ; Cipowski v. City of Calumet City, 322 id. 575.)
Cited 0 timesPublished406 Ill. 233 · Illinois Supreme Court · May 18, 1950
(Tobin v. People, 104 Ill. 565 ; People v. Jackson, 312 Ill. 611 ; People v. Burke, 313 Ill. 576 ; People v. Crane, 356 Ill. 276 ; People v. Stacey, 372, Ill. 478.) Neither People v. Lemen, 231 Ill. 193 , People v. … (People v. Brown, 383 Ill. 287 .) The judgment of the circuit court of Jasper County is reversed. T , Judgment reversed.
Cited 19 timesPublished193 Ill. 121 · Illinois Supreme Court · Oct 24, 1901
“In Singer v. … In Girard v.
Cited 30 timesPublished240 Ill. 352 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jun 16, 1909
(Calumet River Railway Co. v. Brown, 136 Ill. 322 ; Stopp v. Wilt, 177 id. 620.) … (Wilkinson v. People, 226 Ill. 135 ; Bishop v. Hilliard, 227 id. 382; Onstott v. Edel, 232 id. 201; McConnell v. Brown, 232 id. 336; Glanz v. Ziabek, 233 id. 22.)
Cited 9 timesPublished351 Ill. 79 · Illinois Supreme Court · Dec 23, 1932
(Schofield v. Pope, 104 Ill. 130 .) The constitutionality of a statute will never be determined when the cause in which its determination is sought may be finally disposed of without such determination. … Illinois Central Railroad Co. v. Chicago and Great Western Railway Co. 246 Ill. 620 ; Rittenhouse & Embree Co. v. Brown & Co. 254 id. 549; Barrett Manf. Co. v. City of Chicago, 259 id. 578. The judgment is reversed.
Cited 8 timesPublishedHotchkiss v. Norwood Park Building, Loan & Homestead Ass'n
229 Ill. 248 · Illinois Supreme Court · Oct 23, 1907
This court held in Holmes v. … (Mosier v. Norton, 83 Ill. 519 ; Boylston v. Bain, 90 id. 283.)
Cited 4 timesPublished36 Ill. 458 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jan 15, 1865
In Newman v. … The decisions upon this question are very ably reviewed in the case of the United States v. Brown, Gilpin’s Rep. 178. See also Vroom v. Ex'r of Smith, 2 Green, N. J. 480, and Commonwealth v.
Cited 6 timesPublished117 Ill. 2d 170 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jun 29, 1987
(People v. Schreiber (1982), 104 Ill. App. 3d 618 ; People v. Brown (1978), 57 Ill. App. 3d 528 .) It is not the law in this State that the defendant’s acts must be the sole and immediate cause of death. People v. … (People v. Brown (1978), 57 Ill. App. 3d 528, 532 .)
Cited 101 timesPublishedMaloney v. Elmhurst Park District
47 Ill. 2d 367 · Illinois Supreme Court · Nov 18, 1970
Plaintiff, relying principally upon our decision in Harvey v. … Brown County Community Unit School District, 35 Ill.2d 362 .)
Cited 13 timesPublishedMarotta v. Metropolitan Water Reclamation District
159 Ill. 2d 393 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jul 28, 1994
See People v. Pollution Control Board (1983), 119 Ill. App. 3d 561 . … Reeves v.
Cited 2 timesPublishedOutcom, Inc. v. Illinois Department of Transportation
233 Ill. 2d 324 · Illinois Supreme Court · May 21, 2009
Smith v. Department of Public Aid, 67 Ill. 2d 529, 541 (1977). Accord Dubin v. Personnel Board, 128 Ill. 2d 490, 498 (1989); Hanrahan, 174 Ill. 2d at 272 . … Wade v. City of North Chicago Police Pension Board, 226 Ill. 2d 485, 504 (2007).
Cited 60 timesPublishedFarwell v. Great Western Telegraph Co.
161 Ill. 522 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jun 13, 1896
Prior to the election of the twenty-two new directors the old board had adopted by-laws. … Caswell v. Caswell, 120 Ill. 377 ; Sloan v. Sloan, 102 id. 581; Jones v. Lloyd, 117 id. 597; Harris v. McIntyre, 118 id. 275; Vigus v. O’Bannon, id. 334; Reynolds v. Sumner, 126 id. 58; Whitlock v.
Cited 49 timesPublished261 Ill. 498 · Illinois Supreme Court · Feb 21, 1914
Appellants contend that the resolution of the board of local improvements was not sufficiently itemized as to the combined curb and gutter. … . * * * It is true that in the case of Hulbert v.
Cited 4 timesPublishedPeople Ex Rel. Deaton v. Gifford
353 Ill. 107 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jun 22, 1933
People v. Dillon, 266 Ill. 272 . … to hear and pass upon such objections, and paragraph 298c makes final the decision of the majority of such board on such objections.
Cited 4 timesPublishedPeople ex rel. Seip v. Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad
116 Ill. 181 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jan 25, 1886
Bolling stock and railroad track, as well as capital stock, are to be assessed by the State Board of Equalization, but all other railroad property is to be assessed by local assessors. … Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Co. v. Siders, 88 Ill. 325 .
Cited 3 timesPublishedPeople Ex Rel. Sklodowski v. State
182 Ill. 2d 220 · Illinois Supreme Court · Mar 19, 1998
See, e.g., Bergin v. Board of Trustees of the Teachers’ Retirement System, 31 Ill. 2d 566, 574 (1964); Jordan v. Metropolitan Sanitary District of Greater Chicago, 15 Ill. 2d 369, 382 (1958); Blough v. Ekstrom, 14 Ill. … Bardens v. Board of Trustees of the Judges Retirement System, 22 Ill. 2d 56, 60 (1961); People ex rel. Judges Retirement System v. Wright, 379 Ill. 328, 333 (1942).
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