State Supreme Court / Ill.

Brown v. Zimmerman

Decided November 18, 1959. Ray Klingbiel wrote the opinion for the court.

163 N.E.2d 518 · Cited 118 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.

Kester v. Crilly · 91 N.E.2d 419
Suchy v. Hajicek · 4 N.E.2d 836
McGlaughlin v. Pickerel · 46 N.E.2d 368
Johnson v. Fulkerson · 145 N.E.2d 31
Wynekoop v. Wynekoop · 95 N.E.2d 457
Stein v. Green · 128 N.E.2d 743
Reese v. Laymon · 119 N.E.2d 271
Moneta v. Hoinacki · 67 N.E.2d 204
Ginther v. Duginger · 129 N.E.2d 147
Eleopoulos v. City of Chicago · 120 N.E.2d 555

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