State Supreme Court / Ill.

Donahoo v. Board of Education

Decided November 20, 1952. Ralph L. Maxwell wrote the opinion for the court.

109 N.E.2d 787 · Cited 81 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.

Smith v. Board of Education of Oswego Community High School District · 405 Ill. 143
Levinson v. Home Bank and Trust Co. · 169 N.E. 193
Roth v. Kaptowsky · 82 N.E.2d 661

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Brunstrom v. BD. OF EDUC. OF RIVERDALE · 367 N.E.2d 1065
Glover v. Board of Education of MacOn Community Unit District No. 5 · 340 N.E.2d 4
Bowlin v. Thomas · 548 S.W.2d 515
Davis v. Board of Education of Aurora Public School District No. 131 · 312 N.E.2d 335
Shannon Ex Rel. Shannon v. Board of Education · 286 S.W.2d 571
Graham v. Board of Education of Community High School District No. 77 · 305 N.E.2d 310
Waller v. Board of Education of Century Community Unit School District No. 100 · 302 N.E.2d 190
Reinhardt v. Board of Education of Alton Community Unit School District No. 11 · 311 N.E.2d 710
Birk v. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF FLORA COMMUNITY UNIT SCH. DIST. · 457 N.E.2d 1065
Burns v. Board of Education of Fairfield School District No. 112 · 362 N.E.2d 353
Watts v. BOARD OF EDUCATION, SCHOOL DIST. · 466 N.E.2d 311
Bessler v. Board of Education of Chartered School District No. 150 · 356 N.E.2d 1253
Grissom v. Board of Education · 388 N.E.2d 398
Bovinette v. City of Mascoutah · 302 N.E.2d 313
McNely v. Board of Education of Community Unit School District No. 7 · 137 N.E.2d 63
Johnson v. Board of Education of Decatur School District No. 61 · 423 N.E.2d 903
Romanik v. Board of Fire & Police Commissioners · 338 N.E.2d 397
Lenard v. Board of Education · 384 N.E.2d 1321
Walter v. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF QUINCY SCHOOL DIST. · 442 N.E.2d 870
Legislative Conference v. Board of Higher Education · 38 A.D.2d 478
Boyd v. Collins · 11 N.Y.2d 228
Marzec v. Fremont County, School District No. 2 · 349 P.2d 699
Pickering v. Board of Education of Township High School District 205 · 225 N.E.2d 1

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