Cunningham v. Brown

Decided January 20, 1961. Byron O. House wrote the opinion for the court.

174 N.E.2d 153 · Cited 136 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.

• Cole v. Rush · 289 P.2d 450
• State v. Hatfield · 78 A.2d 754
• Howlett v. Doglio · 83 N.E.2d 708
• Hall v. Gillins · 147 N.E.2d 352
• Ariola v. Nigro · 148 N.E.2d 787
• Cowman v. Hansen · 92 N.W.2d 682
• Eshelman v. Rawalt · 298 Ill. 192
• Seibel v. Leach · 288 N.W. 774

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