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  • Rockhold v. Canton Masonic Mutual Benevolent Society

    2 L.R.A. 420 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jun 15, 1889

    Caldwell v. City of Alton, 33 Ill. 416 ; Marsh v. Astoria Lodge, 27 id. 421 ; Trustees v. McConnel, 12 id. 140;. Metropolitan Bank v. Godfrey, 23 id. 579; Chicago v. Rumpff, 45 id. 90; The People v. … Benefit Association v.

    Cited 38 timesPublished
  • In Re Ellis

    371 Ill. 113 · Illinois Supreme Court · Feb 15, 1939

    Justice Orr delivered the opinion of the court: The board of managers of the Chicago Bar Association and its committee on grievances, acting under rule 59 as commissioners of this court, heard a complaint of unprofessional … Merchants Loan and Trust Co. v. Egan, 222 Ill. 494 .

    Cited 9 timesPublished
  • Steinmeyer v. Schroeppel

    226 Ill. 9 · Illinois Supreme Court · Feb 21, 1907

    The case of Board of School Comrs. v. Bender, 72 N. E. … In the case of Harron v. Foley, 62 Wis. 584 , there was no agreement, for the reason that the minds of the parties never met.

    Cited 50 timesPublished
  • Ristow v. Industrial Commission

    39 Ill. 2d 410 · Illinois Supreme Court · Mar 28, 1968

    Again in Chicago Screw Co. v. … This court has been liberal in construing notice, (see e.g., Quaker Oats Co. v. Industrial Com., 414 Ill. 326 ; Republic Steel Corp. v. Industrial Com., 26 Ill.2d 32 ; City of Rockford v.

    Cited 12 timesPublished
  • Schmitt v. Wright

    357 Ill. 509 · Illinois Supreme Court · Oct 17, 1934

    The appellant executed a proxy for a meeting of the board of directors of the Walnart Company to be held on May 9, 1929, and gave the proxy to Wright. … (Burroughs v. Kotz, 226 Ill. 40 .)

    Cited 4 timesPublished
  • Scheiwe v. Holz

    168 Ill. 432 · Illinois Supreme Court · Nov 1, 1897

    An attempt was then made to agree with her as to damages and for the right of way, but she refused an offer of $160 made her by the board and declined to make any agreement with them on the subject. … (Smith v. Comrs. of Highways, 150 Ill. 385 ; Drainage Comrs. v. Volke, 163 id. 243.) It is well settled that no fact aliunde the record can be raised or determined.

    Cited 3 timesPublished
  • Illinois Bell Telephone Co. v. Commerce Commission

    302 Ill. 468 · Illinois Supreme Court · Feb 22, 1922

    Foote v. Lake County, 198 Ill. 638 . The State is interested in a suit only when it has a direct and substantial interest in the outcome. (Hodge v. People, 96 Ill. 423 ; People v. … (McGrath v. People, 100 Ill. 464 ; Hitchcock v. Greene, 252 id. 519 ; State Board of Agriculture v. Brady, 266 id. 592 .) In Canal Comrs. v.

    Cited 7 timesPublished
  • Schultz v. Henry Ericsson Co.

    264 Ill. 156 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jun 16, 1914

    Along the west wall, and about a foot from the wall, mortar boards were laid, and next to the mortar boards the brick were dumped in piles about two feet high along the full length of the runway, the piles sloping down to … —Catlett v. Young, 143 Ill. 74 ; Odin Coal Co. v. Denman, 185 id. 413; Davis v. Illinois Collieries Co. 232 id. 284; Eldorado Coal and Coke Co. v. Swan, 227. id. 586; Mertens v.

    Cited 76 timesPublished
  • Greene v. Noonan

    372 Ill. 286 · Illinois Supreme Court · Oct 10, 1939

    (Brown v. Illinois Terminal Co. 319 Ill. 326 .) It is incumbent upon the defendant to move the court to instruct the jury to find him not guilty as to the charge of wilful and wanton conduct. This was done. … In Smithers v.

    Cited 45 timesPublished
  • People ex rel. O'Connell v. Schwartz

    284 Ill. 159 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jun 20, 1918

    (Havana Township Drainage District v. Kelsey, 120 Ill. 482 ; Winkelmann v. Drainage District, 170 id. 37; People v. Welch, 252 id. 167; People v. Brown, 253 id. 578; People v. Burrall, 258 id. 509.) … (People v. Whitesell, 262 Ill. 387 ; People v. Garner, 267 id. 396 ; People v. DeTempt, 272 id. 586.)

    Cited 0 timesPublished
  • People v. Buss

    187 Ill. 2d 144 · Illinois Supreme Court · Apr 15, 1999

    We explained that, under our decisions in People v. Brown, 172 Ill. 2d 1 (1996), and People v. … See People v. Macri, 185 Ill. 2d 1, 58 (1998); People v. Jackson, 182 Ill. 2d 30, 69 (1998), citing People v. Brown, 169 Ill. 2d 132, 165 (1996); People v. Williams, 181 Ill. 2d 297, 321 (1998).

    Abrogated on other grounds by In re G.O., 191 Ill. 2d 37 (2000)Cited 232 timesPublished
  • People Ex Rel. Ross v. Becker

    382 Ill. 404 · Illinois Supreme Court · Mar 16, 1943

    Reed v. Colpoys, supra. … Reed v. Colpoys, supra.

    Cited 41 timesPublished
  • People ex rel. Elliott v. Peeples

    291 Ill. 537 · Illinois Supreme Court · Feb 18, 1920

    People v. Brown, 253 Ill. 578 . Section 62 of the Farm Drainage act authorizes the commissioners to levy an assessment for the construction of the work proposed to be done. … People v. Glenn, 207 Ill. 50 . The certificate did not justify the extension of the tax. The judgment of the county court will be reversed. Judgment reversed.

    Cited 4 timesPublished
  • Marek v. Industrial Commission

    55 Ill. 2d 323 · Illinois Supreme Court · Oct 1, 1973

    (Wilson v. Industrial Com. (1972), 51 Ill.2d 522 ; Wooldridge v. Industrial Com. (1970), 47 Ill.2d 244 .) We must therefore consider the facts of the case. … Wilson v. Industrial Com. (1972), 51 Ill.2d 522 ; Wooldridge v. Industrial Com. (1970), 47 Ill.2d 244 .

    Cited 3 timesPublished
  • Continental Illinois National Bank & Trust Co. v. Zagel

    78 Ill. 2d 387 · Illinois Supreme Court · Nov 21, 1979

    Genden, of Mayer, Brown & Platt, of Chicago, for petitioners *393 Continental Illinois National Bank & Trust Co. and Central Illinois Light Co. William I. … Harte, of counsel), for amici curiae Chicago Park District and Board of Education of the City of Chicago. R. Garrett Phillips, of Springfield, for amicus curiae Illinois Association of School Boards. Thomas D.

    Cited 20 timesPublished
  • Stone v. Baldwin

    226 Ill. 338 · Illinois Supreme Court · Feb 21, 1907

    (Claycomb v. Butler, 36 Ill. 100 ; Seaton v. Kendall, 171 id. 410.) There is no other proof tending to show improper acts of Gray or Reeme. … Pulliam v. Pensoneau, 33 Ill. 375 ; Sherfy v. Graham, 72 id. 158; White Star Mining Co. v. Hultberg, 220 id. 578. The judgment of the Appellate Court will be affirmed. Judgment affirmed.

    Cited 9 timesPublished
  • Union Bridge & Construction Co. v. Industrial Commission

    287 Ill. 396 · Illinois Supreme Court · Feb 20, 1919

    Co. v. Industrial Com. 284 Ill. 554 .) … In the case of Wedding v. Meyler, 192 U.

    Cited 17 timesPublished
  • People v. Lewis

    158 Ill. 2d 386 · Illinois Supreme Court · Mar 24, 1994

    Following People v. Macke (1992), 224 Ill. … (Kozak v. Retirement Board of the Firemen’s Annuity & Benefit Fund (1983), 95 Ill. 2d 211, 220 .)

    Cited 65 timesPublished
  • Walton v. Roosevelt University

    466 Ill. Dec. 692 · Illinois Supreme Court · Mar 23, 2023

    (citing State Bank of Cherry v. CGB Enterprises, Inc., 2013 IL 113836, ¶ 54). … Eighner v. Tiernan, 2021 IL 126101, ¶ 18. “Certified questions must not seek an application of the law to the facts of a specific case.” Rozsavolgyi v. City of Aurora, 2017 IL 121048, ¶ 21.

    Cited 3 timesPublished
  • LaFramboise v. Grow

    56 Ill. 197 · Illinois Supreme Court · Sep 15, 1870

    In the case of Humphrey v. Browning, 46 Ill. 476 , it was held, that an attorney had no lien on the real estate recovered in an action of ejectment for his client, for his fees as an attorney. In Forsyth v. … This principle was fully recognized in the case of Foot et al. v. Tewksbury, 2 Vt. 97 .

    Cited 4 timesPublished

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