State Supreme Court / Ill.

Espinoza v. Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co.

Decided March 30, 1995. Michael A. Bilandic wrote the opinion for the court.

649 N.E.2d 1323 · Cited 413 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.

In Re Estate of Hoover · 615 N.E.2d 736
Outboard Marine Corp. v. Liberty Mutual Insurance · 607 N.E.2d 1204
Pyne v. Witmer · 543 N.E.2d 1304
Wojdyla v. City of Park Ridge · 592 N.E.2d 1098
Thompson v. County of Cook · 609 N.E.2d 290
Purtill v. Hess · 489 N.E.2d 867
Ward v. K Mart Corp. · 554 N.E.2d 223
National Bank v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co. · 383 N.E.2d 919
Dunn v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad · 537 N.E.2d 738
Bentley v. Saunemin Township · 413 N.E.2d 1242
Langston v. Chicago & North Western Railway Co. · 75 N.E.2d 363
Robertson v. New York Central Railroad · 388 Ill. 580
Tucker v. New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad · 12 Ill. 2d 532

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