State Supreme Court / Ill.

Groome v. Freyn Engineering Co.

Decided June 14, 1940. Walter T. Gunn wrote the opinion for the court.

28 N.E.2d 274 · Cited 57 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.

Duncan v. Dazey · 149 N.E. 495
Rigdon v. More · 226 Ill. 382
Clark v. Hanson · 151 N.E. 369
Ennis v. Smith · 55 U.S. 400
Zeigler v. Illinois Trust & Savings Bank · 245 Ill. 180
Barnett v. Caldwell Furniture Co. · 277 Ill. 286
Nelson v. John B. Colegrove & Co. State Bank · 188 N.E. 461
McDeed v. McDeed · 67 Ill. 545
Henry v. Stewart · 185 Ill. 448
VanDyke v. Illinois Commercial Men's Ass'n · 193 N.E. 490
Fish v. Teninga · 161 N.E. 515
Teich v. City of Chicago · 298 Ill. 498

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