Fergus v. Russel

Decided November 6, 1915. William M. Farmer wrote the opinion for the court.

270 Ill. 304 · Cited 235 times

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• Ritchie v. People · 155 Ill. 98
• State v. Holder · 76 Miss. 158
• People ex rel. Gullett v. McCullough · 254 Ill. 9
• Dahnke v. People · 168 Ill. 102
• Burke v. Snively · 208 Ill. 328
• Adams v. Brenan · 177 Ill. 194
• North American Insurance v. Yates · 214 Ill. 272
• Hunt v. Chicago Horse & Dummy Railway Co. · 121 Ill. 638
• Chicago Mutual Life Indemnity Ass'n v. Hunt · 127 Ill. 257
• Stevens v. St. Mary's Training School · 144 Ill. 336
• Branham v. Lange · 16 Ind. 497
• People ex rel. Phillips v. Lieb · 85 Ill. 484
• Knopf v. First National Bank of Chicago · 173 Ill. 331
• Jackson v. Norris · 72 Ill. 364

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