State Supreme Court / Ill.

Dekam v. City of Streator

Decided February 17, 1925. Frank K. Dunn wrote the opinion for the court.

146 N.E. 550 · Cited 73 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.

Berka v. Woodward · 125 Cal. 119
City of East St. Louis v. East St. Louis Gas Light & Coke Co. · 98 Ill. 415
May v. City of Chicago · 222 Ill. 595
Hope v. City of Alton · 214 Ill. 102
Stevens v. St. Mary's Training School · 144 Ill. 336
Gathemann v. City of Chicago · 263 Ill. 292
Shaffner v. Pinchback · 24 N.E. 867
Eastern Illinois State Normal School v. City of Charleston · 271 Ill. 602
Coles County v. Messer · 195 Ill. 540

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