Illinois Bell Telephone Co. v. IlliNois Commerce Commission

Decided January 22, 1953. Ralph L. Maxwell wrote the opinion for the court.

111 N.E.2d 329 · Cited 84 times

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• Peoples Gas Light & Coke Co. v. Slattery · 25 N.E.2d 482
• Dayton-Goose Creek Railway Co. v. United States, Interstate Commerce Commission · 263 U.S. 456
• Michelson v. Industrial Commission · 31 N.E.2d 940
• Bullman v. Cooper · 200 N.E. 173
• P. H. Mallen Co. v. Department of Finance · 25 N.E.2d 43
• City of Granite City v. Illinois Commerce Commission · 95 N.E.2d 371
• Chicago Railways Co. v. City of Chicago · 292 Ill. 190
• Alton Railroad v. Illinois Commerce Commission · 95 N.E.2d 76
• Roby v. South Park Commissioners · 215 Ill. 200
• Illinois Central Railroad v. Illinois Commerce Commission · 387 Ill. 256
• People v. Industrial Savings Bank · 275 Ill. 139
• Werner v. Illinois Central Railroad · 379 Ill. 559
• Illinois Central Railroad v. Illinois Commerce Commission · 411 Ill. 526
• Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co. v. State Public Utilities Commission · 267 Ill. 544

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• Monarch Gas Co. v. Illinois Commerce Commission · 366 N.E.2d 945
• Union Electric Co. v. Illinois Commerce Commission · 396 N.E.2d 510
• Iowa-Illinois Gas & Electric Co. v. City of Fort Dodge · 85 N.W.2d 28
• Business & Professional People for the Public Interest v. Illinois Commerce Commission · 555 N.E.2d 693
• Davenport Water Co. v. Iowa State Commerce Commission · 190 N.W.2d 583
• Iowa-Illinois Gas & Electric Co. v. Illinois Commerce Commission · 19 Ill. 2d 436
• State Ex Rel. Missouri Water Co. v. Public Service Commission · 308 S.W.2d 704
• State Ex Rel. Jackson County v. Public Service Commission · 532 S.W.2d 20
• NJ Bell Tel. Co. v. DEPT., BD. PUB. UTILITY COMM'RS · 97 A.2d 602
• Villages of Milford v. Illinois Commerce Commission · 170 N.E.2d 576
• In Re the GUARDIANSHIP OF Jeffers J. TSCHUMY, Ward · 853 N.W.2d 728
• Peabody Coal Co. v. Pollution Control Board · 344 N.E.2d 279
• Iowa-Illinois Gas & Electric Co. v. City of Iowa City · 124 N.W.2d 840
• Pioneer Towing, Inc. v. Illinois Commerce Commission · 99 Ill. App. 3d 403
• Material Service Corp. v. Department of Revenue · 98 Ill. 2d 382
• Illinois Bell Telephone Co. v. Illinois Commerce Commission · 303 N.E.2d 364
• Citizens Utility Board v. Illinois Commerce Commission · 166 Ill. 2d 111
• Geer v. Kadera · 671 N.E.2d 692
• Ruby Chevrolet, Inc. v. Department of Revenue · 126 N.E.2d 617
• Commonwealth Edison Co. v. Department of Local Government Affairs · 426 N.E.2d 817
• City of Chicago v. Illinois Commerce Commission · 123 N.E.2d 500
• Collins v. Towle · 279 N.E.2d 172
• New York Telephone Co. v. Public Service Commission · 286 A.D. 28
• City of Chicago v. Illinois Commerce Commission · 34 Ill. 2d 49

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