Illinois Bell Telephone Co. v. Allphin

Decided March 24, 1975. Robert C. Underwood wrote the opinion for the court.

326 N.E.2d 737 · Cited 174 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.

• Great Northern Railway Co. v. Sunburst Oil & Refining Co. · 287 U.S. 358
• Owens-Illinois Glass Co. v. McKibbin · 52 N.E.2d 177
• Calderwood Corp. v. Mahin · 311 N.E.2d 691
• Myers v. Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp. · 303 U.S. 41
• Clarendon Associates v. Korzen · 306 N.E.2d 299
• Peoples Gas Light & Coke Co. v. Slattery · 25 N.E.2d 482
• Bright v. City of Evanston · 139 N.E.2d 270
• Herman v. Village of Hillside · 155 N.E.2d 47
• People v. Patton · 309 N.E.2d 572
• United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Dickason · 277 Ill. 77
• Baumgardt v. Isaacs · 193 N.E.2d 31

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• People ex rel. Fahner v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co. · 86 Ill. 2d 479
• City of Chicago v. Illinois Commerce Commission · 402 N.E.2d 595
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