Boner v. Peabody Coal Co.

Decided February 22, 1991. Benjamin Miller wrote the opinion for the court.

568 N.E.2d 883 · Cited 71 times

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• Bland v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co. · 506 N.E.2d 1291
• Satkowiak v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. · 478 N.E.2d 370
• Griffith v. Mitsubishi Aircraft International, Inc. · 554 N.E.2d 209
• Torres v. Walsh · 456 N.E.2d 601
• Wieser v. Missouri Pacific Railroad · 456 N.E.2d 98
• People Ex Rel. Compagnie Nationale Air France v. Giliberto · 383 N.E.2d 977
• DeVries v. Bankers Life Co. · 471 N.E.2d 230
• Dietrich v. Jones · 526 N.E.2d 450

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• Langenhorst v. Norfolk Southern Railway Company · 219 Ill. 2d 430
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