Hartley v. Red Ball Transit Co.

Decided June 18, 1931. Oscar E. Heard wrote the opinion for the court.

176 N.E. 751 · Cited 61 times

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• Pioneer Fireproof Construction Co. v. Hansen · 176 Ill. 100
• Rosenbaum Bros. v. Devine · 271 Ill. 354
• Merle v. Beifeld · 275 Ill. 594
• Decatur Railway & Light Co. v. Industrial Board · 276 Ill. 472
• Franklin Coal & Coke Co. v. Industrial Commission · 296 Ill. 329
• Besse v. Industrial Commission · 168 N.E. 368
• Austin v. First Trust and Savings Bank · 175 N.E. 554
• Turner v. Osgood Art Colortype Co. · 223 Ill. 629
• LaMay v. Industrial Commission · 292 Ill. 76
• Sinclair Refining Co. v. Industrial Commission · 148 N.E. 291

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• Horwitz v. Holabird & Root · 816 N.E.2d 272
• Latimer v. Administrator · 216 Conn. 237
• Magnaflux Corporation v. Foerster · 223 F. Supp. 552
• Roberson v. INDUSTRIAL COM'N · 866 N.E.2d 191
• Ignatowitch v. McLaughlin · 262 N.W. 352
• Martindell v. Lake Shore National Bank · 154 N.E.2d 683
• Larson v. Commonwealth Edison Co. · 211 N.E.2d 247
• Bowman v. Illinois Central Railroad · 142 N.E.2d 104
• Lawrence v. Industrial Commission · 62 N.E.2d 686
• Darner v. Colby · 31 N.E.2d 950
• Henry v. Industrial Commission · 106 N.E.2d 185
• Reith v. General Telephone Co. · 317 N.E.2d 369
• Caraher v. Sears, Roebuck & Co. · 200 A. 324
• Corcoran v. City of Chicago · 27 N.E.2d 451
• Olympic Commissary Co. v. Industrial Commission · 20 N.E.2d 86
• Ferguson & Lange Foundry Co. v. Industrial Commission · 179 N.E. 86
• Roberson v. Industrial Commission · 225 Ill. 2d 159

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