State Supreme Court / Ill.

City of Chicago v. Beretta U.S.A. Corp.

Decided November 18, 2004. Rita B. Garman wrote the opinion for the court.

821 N.E.2d 1099 · Cited 259 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.

Moorman Manufacturing Co. v. National Tank Co. · 435 N.E.2d 443
Lee v. Chicago Transit Authority · 605 N.E.2d 493
In Re Chicago Flood Litigation · 680 N.E.2d 265
People v. Brockman · 574 N.E.2d 626
Board of Education v. A, C and S, Inc. · 546 N.E.2d 580
First Springfield Bank & Trust v. Galman · 720 N.E.2d 1068
Bajwa v. Metropolitan Life Insurance · 804 N.E.2d 519
Rowe v. State Bank of Lombard · 531 N.E.2d 1358
People Express Airlines, Inc. v. Consolidated Rail Corp. · 495 A.2d 107
People v. Sturm, Ruger & Co. · 309 A.D.2d 91
City of Chicago v. Festival Theatre Corp. · 438 N.E.2d 159
Meyers v. Kissner · 594 N.E.2d 336
Wakulich v. Mraz · 785 N.E.2d 843
Abrams v. City of Chicago · 811 N.E.2d 670
City of Chicago v. Cecola · 389 N.E.2d 526
Brunsfeld v. Mineola Hotel & Restaurant, Inc. · 456 N.E.2d 361
Ganim v. Smith & Wesson Corp. · 258 Conn. 313
Merlo v. Public Service Co. · 45 N.E.2d 665
Simmons v. Garces · 763 N.E.2d 720
City of Cincinnati v. Beretta U.S.A. Corp. · 95 Ohio St. 3d 416
Donaldson v. Central Illinois Public Service Co. · 767 N.E.2d 314
Thompson v. County of Cook · 609 N.E.2d 290
Village of Wilsonville v. SCA Services, Inc. · 426 N.E.2d 824
Evans v. Shannon · 776 N.E.2d 1184
City of Chicago v. Stern · 421 N.E.2d 260

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