State Supreme Court / Ill.

Cities Service Oil Co. v. City of Des Plaines

Decided January 20, 1961. Ray Klingbiel wrote the opinion for the court.

171 N.E.2d 605 · Cited 109 times

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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.

J. Burton Co. v. City of Chicago · 236 Ill. 383
City of El Paso v. Hoagland · 224 Ill. 263
Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co. v. City of Chicago · 173 Ill. 91
Melin v. Community Consolidated School District No. 76 · 312 Ill. 376
Rippinger v. Niederst · 148 N.E. 7
Chicago Title & Trust Co. v. Village of Lombard · 166 N.E.2d 41
Bulk Petroleum Corp. v. City of Chicago · 164 N.E.2d 42
River Forest State Bank v. Village of Hillside · 129 N.E.2d 171
First National Bank v. Watson · 277 Ill. 186
Schwartz v. City of Chicago · 166 N.E.2d 59

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