Horn v. the City of Chicago

Decided May 19, 1949. Charles H. Thompson wrote the opinion for the court.

87 N.E.2d 642 · 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.

• People Ex Rel. Pratt v. Rosenfield · 77 N.E.2d 697
• County of Mercer v. Wolff · 237 Ill. 74
• Burrill v. Locomobile Co. · 258 U.S. 34
• Tacoma Safety Deposit Co. v. City of Chicago · 247 Ill. 192
• People Ex Rel. Tyson v. Kelly · 40 N.E.2d 510
• State, Ex Rel. v. Indus. Com. · 59 N.E.2d 745
• Davis v. City of Chicago · 164 N.E. 673
• Transportation Co. v. Chicago · 99 U.S. 635
• Bradbury v. Vandalia Levee & Drainage District · 236 Ill. 36
• Kane v. City of Chicago · 64 N.E.2d 506
• People Ex Rel. First National Bank of Blue Island v. Kingery · 16 N.E.2d 761
• Illinois Power & Light Corp. v. Peterson · 153 N.E. 577
• Otis Elevator Co. v. City of Chicago · 263 Ill. 419
• People Ex Rel. O'Meara v. Smith · 29 N.E.2d 274
• Barnard v. City of Chicago · 270 Ill. 27
• Leitch v. New York Central Railroad · 388 Ill. 236
• Cuneo v. City of Chicago · 41 N.E.2d 473
• City of Dixon v. Sinow & Weinman · 183 N.E. 570
• People Ex Rel. Markgraff v. Rosenfield · 50 N.E.2d 479
• Schroeder v. City of Joliet · 189 Ill. 48

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