Illinois Bell Telephone Co. v. Fox

Decided March 24, 1949. Francis S. Wilson wrote the opinion for the court.

85 N.E.2d 43 · Cited 50 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.

• Welton v. Hamilton · 176 N.E. 333
• Dean Milk Co. v. City of Chicago · 53 N.E.2d 612
• Saxby v. Sonnemann · 149 N.E. 526
• Wells Bros. v. Industrial Commission · 285 Ill. 647
• People ex rel. Toman v. Chicago Great Western Railroad · 379 Ill. 594
• Borreson v. Department of Public Welfare · 14 N.E.2d 485
• People Ex Rel. Shriver v. Frazier · 55 N.E.2d 159
• McQuade v. City of Joliet · 293 Ill. 515
• People Ex Rel. Blome v. Nudelman · 25 N.E.2d 811
• Deutsch v. Department of Insurance · 73 N.E.2d 304
• Hughes v. Board of Appeals · 156 N.E. 360
• Dube v. Allman · 72 N.E.2d 180
• Brooks v. Chicago, Wilmington & Vermilion Coal Co. · 234 Ill. 372
• Bigelow v. Burnside · 269 Ill. 324

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