City of Chicago v. Vaccarro

Decided March 22, 1951. Charles H. Thompson wrote the opinion for the court.

97 N.E.2d 766 · Cited 70 times

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• Forest Preserve District v. Eckhoff · 24 N.E.2d 52
• Zurn v. City of Chicago · 59 N.E.2d 18
• Poole v. City of Kankakee · 94 N.E.2d 416
• Forest Preserve District v. Lehmann Estate, Inc. · 58 N.E.2d 538
• Forest Preserve District v. Kercher · 66 N.E.2d 873
• Illinois Iowa Power Co. v. Rhein · 17 N.E.2d 582
• Forest Preserve District v. Draper · 56 N.E.2d 410
• Village of Depue v. Banschbach · 273 Ill. 574
• Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad v. City of Chicago · 255 Ill. 136
• Pittsburgh, Ft. Wayne & Chicago Ry. Co. v. Sanitary District · 218 Ill. 286
• Forest Preserve District v. Folta · 36 N.E.2d 264
• Bell v. Mattoon Waterworks & Reservoir Co. · 245 Ill. 544
• Fountain Creek Drainage District No. 1 v. Smith · 265 Ill. 138
• Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co. v. Franzen · 287 Ill. 346

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