City of Pekin v. McMahon

Decided January 14, 1895. Benjamin Drake Magruder wrote the opinion for the court.

154 Ill. 141 · Cited 143 times

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• Railroad Co. v. Stout · 84 U.S. 657
• Chicago City Railway Co. v. Wilcox · 138 Ill. 370
• City of Indianapolis v. Emmelman · 108 Ind. 530
• Williams v. Chicago & Alton Railroad · 135 Ill. 491

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