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  • Bell v. Nye

    255 Ill. 283 · Illinois Supreme Court · Oct 26, 1912

    In Isenhart v. Brown, 1 Edw. Ch. 413 , the court, in speaking of a devise in lieu of dower, said: Tt is the price put by the testator himself upon the right and which she is at liberty to accept. … See 2 Scribner on Dower, 469; Fitts et ux. v. Cook, 5 Cush. 569 ; Carder v. Commissioners of Fayette County, 16 Ohio St. 366 .” Appellee insists that the acts and declarations of her mother, Mrs.

    Cited 7 timesPublished
  • Illinois Central Railroad v. Hopkins

    200 Ill. 122 · Illinois Supreme Court · Dec 16, 1902

    (Gibson v. Leonard, 143 Ill. 182 ; 3 Elliott on Railroads, sec. 1250; Sweeney v. Railroad Co. 10 Allen, 568 ; Woodviles v. Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Co. 36 W. Va. 335 ; Tobin v. … Portland Railroad Co. 59 Me. 188 ; Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Co. v. Schwindling, 101 Pa. 261 ; St. Louis, etc. Railroad Co. v. Fairbrown, 48 Ark. 498 .)

    Cited 19 timesPublished
  • Lawrence v. Regent Realty Group, Inc.

    197 Ill. 2d 1 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jul 26, 2001

    Board of Education of Rockford School District No. 205 v. Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board, 165 Ill. 2d 80, 87 (1995). … Szpila v. Burke, 279 Ill. App. 3d 964 (1996), cited by Regent, was properly distinguished by the appellate court.

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  • La Salle National Bank v. Cook County Treasurer

    117 Ill. 2d 479 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jun 29, 1987

    Wallace v. Labrenz (1952), 411 Ill. 618 ; Environmental Protection Agency v. Pollution Control Board (1980), 88 Ill. App. 3d 11 .) … Ct. 1633 ), a theory conclusively rejected in Cleveland Board of Education v. Loudermill (1985), 470 U.S. 532 , 84 L. Ed. 2d 494 , 105 S. Ct. 1487 .

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  • City of Chicago v. Edens

    264 Ill. 64 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jun 16, 1914

    In the case of City of Chicago v. … To the same effect are Washington Ice Co. v. City of Chicago, 147 Ill. 327 , and Title Guarantee and Trust Co. v. City of Chicago, 162 id. 505.

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  • People v. Wilson

    Illinois Supreme Court · Feb 7, 2008

    See Griffin v. Wisconsin, 483 U.S. 868, 880, 97 L. Ed. 2d 709, 722, 107 S. … Ct. at 2200, quoting Pennsylvania Board of Probation & Parole v. Scott, 524 U.S. 357, 365, 141 L. Ed. 2d 344, 353, 118 S. Ct. 2014, 2020 (1998).

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  • Central Standard Life Insurance v. Davis

    10 Ill. 2d 566 · Illinois Supreme Court · Mar 20, 1957

    (Wheeler v. Pullman Iron and Steel Co. 143 Ill. 197 .) … (See, e.g., Phinizy v. Anniston City Land Co. 195 Ala. 687 , 71 So. 469, 471 ; Dixie Lumber Co. v. Hellams, 202 Ala. 488 , 80 So. 872, 874 ; James F. Powers Foundry Co. v.

    Cited 30 timesPublished
  • Sexton v. Smith

    112 Ill. 2d 187 · Illinois Supreme Court · Apr 4, 1986

    (Pelham v. Griesheimer (1982), 92 Ill. 2d 13, 18 ; Cook v. Gould (1982), 109 Ill. App. 3d 311, 314 ; Brown v. Gitlin (1974), 19 Ill. App. 3d 1018, 1020 .) … (Greene v. City of Chicago (1978), 73 Ill. 2d 100, 110 , citing Schulenburg v. Signatrol, Inc. (1967), 37 Ill. 2d 352, 356 .)

    Cited 72 timesPublished
  • In Re Schwarz

    51 Ill. 2d 334 · Illinois Supreme Court · Mar 21, 1972

    In support of this contention, respondent relies heavily upon Spevack v. Klein (1967), 385, U.S. 511, 17 L.Ed.2d 574 , 87 S.Ct. 625 . … (Gardner v. Broderick (1968), 392 U.S. 273, 276 , 20 L.Ed.2d 1082, 1085 , 88 S.Ct. 1913 .)

    Cited 23 timesPublished
  • Snell v. Snell

    123 Ill. 403 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jan 19, 1888

    It is directly in conflict with the conclusion reached in Browning et al. v. Harris et al. 99 Ill. 456 , where will be found a full expression of our views on this subject. … This, according to the rule laid down in Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Co. v.

    Cited 28 timesPublished
  • Bennett v. Bennett

    217 Ill. 434 · Illinois Supreme Court · Oct 24, 1905

    Rep. 1058 ; Baker v. Brown, 146 Mass. 369 ; 15 N. E. Rep. 783; Patten v. Herring, 29 S. W. Rep. 388 .) … (Taylor v. Lindsey, 14 R. I. 518; Horn v. Lyeth, 4 H. & J. 431 ; Williams on Personal Property, 244; Glover v. Condell, 163 Ill. 566 ; 22 Am. & Eng. Ency. of Law,—1st ed.—512; Gross v. Shellan, 31 Atl.

    Cited 35 timesPublished
  • The People v. Hurry

    385 Ill. 486 · Illinois Supreme Court · Nov 16, 1943

    People v. Leving, 371 Ill. 448 ; People v. Brown, 368 Ill. 177 ; People v. Costello, 320 Ill. 79 . … People v. Malin, 372 Ill. 422 ; People v. Strutynski, 367 Ill. 551 ; People v. Mizzano, 360 Ill. 446 .

    Cited 14 timesPublished
  • Robertson v. Wheeler

    162 Ill. 566 · Illinois Supreme Court · May 12, 1896

    (Leigh v. Mason, 1 Scam. 249 ; Beesman v. City of Peoria, 16 Ill. 484 ; Peak v. People, 71 id. 278.) … Robertson, saw a sign-board on the property: “For sale by Ulrich.”

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  • Illinois Central Railroad v. Fitzpatrick

    227 Ill. 478 · Illinois Supreme Court · Feb 21, 1907

    In Drake v. Auburn City Railway Co. 173 N. Y. 466 , (66 N. E. … In Drake v.

    Cited 9 timesPublished
  • Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co. v. Gage

    286 Ill. 213 · Illinois Supreme Court · Dec 18, 1918

    (People v. Waite, 243 Ill. 156 ; Union Nat. Bank v. Hines, 187 id. 109.) … The record of the proceedings of the board of directors was introduced in evidence, showing that on November 24, 1915, a stated meeting of the board was held, attended by nine of the thirteen directors, including the members

    Cited 26 timesPublished
  • People ex rel. Vandeventer v. Rose

    203 Ill. 46 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jun 16, 1903

    —The counties of Fulton, McDonough, Hancock, Schuyler, Brown, Adams, Pike, Mason, Menard, Morgan, Cass and Scott. (Being twelve counties). “Fifth District. … (Sutherland on Statutory Construction,—ed. of 1891— secs. 216, 217; Stockett v. Bird, 18 Md. 484 ; Crane v. Reeder, 22 Mich. 322 ; State v. Goetze, 22 Wis. 348 ; Long v. Culp, 14 Kan. 317 ; Pretty v.

    Cited 6 timesPublished
  • Snydacker v. Village of West Hammond

    225 Ill. 154 · Illinois Supreme Court · Dec 22, 1906

    They asked the president of the board of local improvements what he included in the sum of $7000 estimated to be the cost of levying and collecting the assessment, and whether he did not include illegal items, and objections … (Village of Hyde Park v. Spencer, 118 Ill. 446 ; City of Chicago v. Hayward, 176 id. 130.)

    Cited 12 timesPublished
  • West Chicago Park Comrs. v. Baldwin

    162 Ill. 87 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jun 13, 1896

    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That all and any boards of park commissioners or park authorities now existing or hereafter established for the purpose of locating … City of Chicago v. Blair, 149 Ill. 310 , and Davis v. City of Litchfield, 145 id. 313 .

    Cited 2 timesPublished
  • Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co. v. Montfort

    60 Ill. 175 · Illinois Supreme Court · Sep 15, 1871

    The second is answered by the case of the Illinois Central Railroad Co. v. … To the same effect is the ruling in Adams Express Co. v. Haynes, 42 ib. 89.

    Cited 5 timesPublished
  • People v. Northern Trust Co.

    3 Ill. 2d 285 · Illinois Supreme Court · May 24, 1954

    Jenkins was in 1933, when she furnished board, lodging and care for Richard and his wife. Much favorable comment can be made as to the generosity, love and affection bestowed upon Richard by his aunt, Mrs. … In answer to the assertion that Richard was not entitled to the exemption sought because his mother continued to exercise parental care and control over him, the appellees refer to the case of People v.

    Cited 3 timesPublished

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