Certain Taxpayers v. Sheahen

Decided March 24, 1970. Marvin F. Burt wrote the opinion for the court.

256 N.E.2d 758 · Cited 113 times

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• Belfield v. Coop · 134 N.E.2d 249
• Wall v. Pfanschmidt · 265 Ill. 180
• Vance v. Rankin · 194 Ill. 625
• Merlo v. Johnston City & Big Muddy Coal & Mining Co. · 258 Ill. 328
• People Ex Rel. Community High School District No. 231 v. Hupe · 118 N.E.2d 328
• Baker & Conrad, Inc. v. Chicago Heights Construction Co. · 4 N.E.2d 953
• People v. Price · 257 Ill. 587
• The People v. Boreman · 82 N.E.2d 459
• People Ex Rel. Bell v. New York Central Railroad · 141 N.E.2d 38
• Berk v. County of Will · 218 N.E.2d 98
• Louis A. Weiss Memorial Hospital v. Kroncke · 145 N.E.2d 71
• People ex rel. Bussey v. Gaulter · 149 Ill. 39
• Burns v. Industrial Commission · 191 N.E. 225
• People ex rel. Knecht v. Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad · 300 Ill. 218
• People ex rel. Town of Cicero v. Knopf · 186 Ill. 457

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