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  • Illinois Central Railroad v. People

    95 Ill. 313 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jun 12, 1880

    The charter provides, that “the board of directors shall have power to establish such rates of tolls for the conveyance of persons and property upon the same (the road) as they shall, from time to time, by their by-laws direct … The reasons and authorities leading to this conclusion are presented and discussed in the case of Ruggles v. The People, 91 Ill. 256 , and this case must be governed by that. The judgment must be affirmed.

    Cited 2 timesPublished
  • North Chicago Street Railroad v. Cossar

    203 Ill. 608 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jun 16, 1903

    But they do not so stop, unless some passenger is going to alight, or board the car. The conductor knows, or is supposed to know, whether anyone is going to alight or board the car. … It is the conductor’s duty to stop the car, in orderThat every person, who desires to alight or board the car, may do so.

    Cited 25 timesPublished
  • Village of Chatham v. County of Sangamon

    216 Ill. 2d 402 · Illinois Supreme Court · Sep 22, 2005

    Land v. Board of Education of the City of Chicago, 202 Ill. 2d 414, 421-22 (2002); Kozak v. Retirement Board of the Firemen’s Annuity & Benefit Fund, 95 Ill. 2d 211, 220 (1983). … Henon, 149 Ill. 2d at 195 , quoting Bowes v. City of Chicago, 3 Ill. 2d 175, 205 (1954); Stone v. Department of Employment Security Board of Review, 151 Ill. 2d 257, 266 (1992).

    Cited 102 timesPublished
  • Chapin v. Billings

    91 Ill. 539 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jan 15, 1878

    In the case of Reese v. … The same doctrine was announced in the case of Dawson v. Hayden, 67 Ill. 52 ; and in the case of Rice v. Brown, 77 id. 549, the same rule was reiterated.

    Cited 5 timesPublished
  • Dee v. Dee

    212 Ill. 338 · Illinois Supreme Court · Oct 24, 1904

    McCartney v. Osburn, 118 Ill. 403 ; Kingman v. Harmon, 131 id. 171; Bates v. Gillett, 132 id. 287; Strode v. McCormick, 158 id. 142. In the case of Knight v. … Ency. of Law,—2d ed.—1158; Hill v. Reno, 112 Ill. 154 ; Ingraham v. Mariner, 194 id. 269 ; Brown v. Brown, 43 Ind. 474 ; Hunt v. Wright, 47 N.

    Cited 38 timesPublished
  • The People v. Allison

    325 Ill. 578 · Illinois Supreme Court · Apr 20, 1927

    The instruction is in the language approved in People v. Surace, 295 Ill. 604 . … In People v.

    Cited 2 timesPublished
  • United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Wilkin Insulation Co.

    144 Ill. 2d 64 · Illinois Supreme Court · May 20, 1991

    (Board of Education v. A, C & S, Inc. (1989), 131 Ill. 2d 428 .) In Board of Education, we rejected the same argument that the instant plaintiffs now make. … (Board of Education v. A, C & S, Inc. (1989), 131 Ill. 2d 428, 446-49 (citing City of Greenville v. W.R. Grace & Co. (4th Cir. 1987), 827 F.2d 975 ; City of Manchester v. National Gypsum Co. (D.R.I. 1986), 637 F.

    Cited 520 timesPublished
  • St. Louis Pressed Steel Co. v. Schorr

    303 Ill. 476 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jun 21, 1922

    The method of review provided by section 19 is exclusive, and on application for judgment on the award the court has no jurisdiction to review the decision, construe the statute or determine whether the decision of the board … Fitt v. Central Illinois Public Service Co. 273 Ill. 617 ; Bernstein v. Brothman, 275 id. 290; Friedman Manf. Co. v. Industrial Com. 284 id. 554.

    Cited 15 timesPublished
  • Burr v. Brooks

    83 Ill. 2d 488 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jan 20, 1981

    American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (1946), 328 Ill. App. 481 . Accord, Simmons v. Parsons College (Ia. 1977), 256 N.W.2d 225 ; Smyth v. … Goodwill Farm (1954), 150 Me. 17 , 103 A.2d 517 ; Board of Trustees v. Cheney (1954), 158 Neb. 292 , 63 N.W.2d 177 ; Edwards v. DeSimone (1969), 105 R.

    Cited 8 timesPublished
  • Prather v. People

    85 Ill. 36 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jan 15, 1877

    Under the ruling in Bennett v. The People, 30 Ill. 389 , these acts justified plaintiffs in error in selling the liquor. … It is said, this case is like Kadgihn v. City of Bloomington, 58 Ill. 229 , where a conviction was sustained.

    Cited 7 timesPublished
  • LaSalle Varnish Co. v. Glos

    254 Ill. 326 · Illinois Supreme Court · Apr 18, 1912

    (Clark v. McCormick, 174 Ill. 164 ; Thompson v. Maloney, 199 id. 276 ; Ingraham v. Brown, 231 id. 256 .) … (Henderson v. Hatterman, 146 Ill. 555 ; Helmer v. Castle, 109 id. 664 ; Hamilton v. Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Co. 124 id. 235; Brewster v. Cahill, 199 id. 309; Owen v. Village of Brookport, 208 id. 35.)

    Cited 2 timesPublished
  • Hoblit v. Howser

    338 Ill. 328 · Illinois Supreme Court · Feb 21, 1930

    The law favors the vesting of estates and will construe the terms of a will as creating a vested estate, if possible. ( Dustin v. Brown , 297 Ill. 499 ; Power v. Power , 296 id. 611 ; Kellett v. … Bush v. Hamill, supra; Lunt v. Lunt, supra; Illinois Land Co. v. Bonner, supra; 2 Redfield on Wills, 225.

    Cited 13 timesPublished
  • The PEOPLE v. Erickson

    31 Ill. 2d 230 · Illinois Supreme Court · Sep 29, 1964

    The officer, while there, noticed a brown rubberized cord extending a foot and a half to two feet out of the car trunk. … In People v.

    Cited 36 timesPublished
  • Kuhnen v. Kuhnen

    351 Ill. 591 · Illinois Supreme Court · Feb 23, 1933

    (Dickason v. English, 272 Ill. 368 ; Becker v. Becker, 241 id. 423 ; Kroell v. Kroell, 219 id. 105.) … Brown v. Brown, 329 Ill. 198 ; Debolt v. Blackburn, 328 id. 420; Parker v. Gray, 317 id. 468.

    Cited 7 timesPublished
  • People ex rel. Nash v. Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

    359 Ill. 351 · Illinois Supreme Court · Feb 21, 1935

    (Siegel v. City of Belleville, 349 Ill. 240 ; People v. Bowman, 253 id. 234; People v. Cairo, Vincennes and Chicago Railway Co. 237 id. 312; People v. Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern Railroad Co. (ante, p. 301.) … As was said in Siegel v.

    Cited 9 timesPublished
  • Brink v. Steadman

    70 Ill. 241 · Illinois Supreme Court · Sep 15, 1873

    Scott v. Shepherd, 3 Gilman, 483 ; Board of Supervisors v. Henneberry, 41 Ill. 179 ; Iglehart v. Gibson, 56 Ill. 81 .

    Cited 4 timesPublished
  • Garibaldi v. Applebaum

    194 Ill. 2d 438 · Illinois Supreme Court · Oct 26, 2000

    (Weiland Tool & Manufacturing Co. v. Whitney (1969), 44 Ill. 2d 105, 113-14 .) In Vendo Co. v. … Barrows v. Northwestern Memorial Hospital, 123 Ill. 2d 49 (1988); Knapp v. Palos Community Hospital, 176 Ill. App. 3d 1012 (1988). In Adkins v.

    Cited 23 timesPublished
  • Jewell v. Rock River Paper Co.

    101 Ill. 57 · Illinois Supreme Court · Nov 10, 1881

    Pending this advertisement, to-wit, on the 28th of February, 1878, there was a meeting of the directors of the Chicago Publishing Company, at which a resolution was passed by the board authorizing and directing 0. A. … Hurd v. Goodrich, 59 Ill. 450 ; Pennell v. The Lamar Ins. Co. 73 id. 303.

    Cited 28 timesPublished
  • Voorhees v. Industrial Commission

    31 Ill. 2d 330 · Illinois Supreme Court · Sep 29, 1964

    In Board of Education v.

    Cited 15 timesPublished
  • Borchsenius v. Canutson

    100 Ill. 82 · Illinois Supreme Court · May 14, 1881

    Gross v. … In Wilson v.

    Cited 26 timesPublished

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