State Supreme Court / Ill.

Finley v. New York Central Railroad

Decided May 18, 1960. Ray Klingbiel wrote the opinion for the court.

167 N.E.2d 212 · Cited 83 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.

Rogers v. Missouri Pacific Railroad · 352 U.S. 500
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. Toops · 281 U.S. 351
Hall v. Chicago & North Western Railway Co. · 125 N.E.2d 77
Bonnier v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad · 119 N.E.2d 254
Dowler v. New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad · 5 Ill. 2d 125

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