Bowman v. Illinois Central Railroad

Decided March 20, 1957. Charles H. Thompson wrote the opinion for the court.

142 N.E.2d 104 · Cited 88 times

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Precedents cited

Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

• Lavender v. Kurn · 327 U.S. 645
• Rogers v. Missouri Pacific Railroad · 352 U.S. 500
• Corcoran v. City of Chicago · 27 N.E.2d 451
• Tennant v. Peoria & Pekin Union Railway Co. · 321 U.S. 29
• Ellis v. Union Pacific Railroad · 329 U.S. 649
• Webb v. Illinois Central Railroad · 352 U.S. 512
• People v. Circuit Court · 169 Ill. 201
• Olson v. Chicago Transit Authority · 115 N.E.2d 301
• Lees v. Chicago & North Western Railway Co. · 409 Ill. 536
• Missouri v. Lewis · 101 U.S. 22
• Minneapolis & St. Louis Railroad v. Bombolis · 241 U.S. 211
• Herb v. Pitcairn · 324 U.S. 117
• Shell Oil Co. v. Industrial Commission · 119 N.E.2d 224
• Hartley v. Red Ball Transit Co. · 176 N.E. 751
• Blanchard v. Lewis · 112 N.E.2d 167
• People ex rel. Waber v. Wells · 255 Ill. 450
• Scott v. Freeport Motor Casualty Co. · 39 N.E.2d 999
• Williams v. New York Central Railroad · 84 N.E.2d 399
• People Ex Rel. Modern Woodmen of America v. Circuit Court · 179 N.E. 441
• Chicago Union Traction Co. v. May · 221 Ill. 530
• Demarco v. McGill · 83 N.E.2d 313
• Cuneo Press Co. v. Industrial Commission · 173 N.E. 470
• Fenberg v. Rosenthal · 109 N.E.2d 402
• The People v. Hauke · 167 N.E. 1
• Kavanaugh v. Washburn · 56 N.E.2d 420

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• Wilson v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co. · 718 N.E.2d 172
• People v. Pizzi · 418 N.E.2d 1024
• United States Ex Rel. Broadnax v. De Robertis · 565 F. Supp. 327
• Rankin v. New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad · 338 Mass. 178
• Templeton v. Chicago & Northwestern Transportation Co. · 603 N.E.2d 441
• Meyer v. Penn Central Transportation Co. · 397 N.E.2d 60
• McIntyre v. Wood River Towing Co. · 37 Ill. App. 3d 488
• Wieneke v. Weitekamp · 229 Ill. App. 3d 520
• Nelson v. Union Wire Rope Corp. · 199 N.E.2d 769
• People v. Berland · 385 N.E.2d 649
• The PEOPLE v. Hester · 237 N.E.2d 466
• Wilkey v. Illinois Racing Board · 449 N.E.2d 843
• Boyer v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. · 38 Ill. 2d 31
• State Farm Life Insurance v. Smith · 363 N.E.2d 785
• Blyzes v. Midwest Towing Co., Inc. · 248 N.E.2d 305
• Braswell v. New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad · 208 N.E.2d 358
• Waters v. Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad · 229 N.E.2d 151
• Boyer v. AT & SF RY. CO. · 230 N.E.2d 173

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