Illinois Central Railroad v. Franklin County

Decided September 19, 1944. June C. Smith wrote the opinion for the court.

56 N.E.2d 775 · Cited 72 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.

• City of Chicago v. Illinois Commerce Commission · 190 N.E. 896
• Phelps Dodge Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board · 313 U.S. 177
• Helvering v. Morgan's, Inc. · 293 U.S. 121
• Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co. v. Illinois Commerce Commission · 158 N.E. 376
• Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co. v. County of Lake · 287 Ill. 337
• Indemnity Ins. Co. of North America v. Gardner · 108 So. 342
• Federal Land Bank of St. Paul v. Bismarck Lumber Co. · 314 U.S. 95
• Consumers Co. v. City of Chicago · 313 Ill. 408
• Village of Atwood v. Cincinnati, Indianapolis & Western Railroad · 147 N.E. 449
• Montello Salt Co. v. Utah · 221 U.S. 452
• Hogan v. Akin · 181 Ill. 448
• Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad v. Cavanagh · 278 Ill. 609
• Rossier v. Union Automobile Insurance · 297 P. 498
• Swick v. Coleman · 218 Ill. 33
• City of Witt v. Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co. · 155 N.E. 325
• Federal Land Bank v. Bismarck Lumber Co. · 297 N.W. 42
• County of Henderson v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad · 151 N.E. 542

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• Illinois Commerce Commission v. New York Central Railroad · 398 Ill. 11
• Ill. Commerce Com. v. N.Y.C.R.R. Co. · 75 N.E.2d 411
• Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc. v. Aldridge · 688 N.E.2d 90
• Kirkwood v. Provident Savings Bank · 106 A.2d 103
• Dick v. Roberts · 133 N.E.2d 305
• Pearce v. Illinois Central Gulf Railroad · 411 N.E.2d 102
• Burke Concrete Accessories, Inc. v. Tolson · 27 Cal. App. 3d 237
• City of Carbondale v. Van Natta · 22 Ill. App. 3d 327
• Village of Arlington Heights v. Illinois Commerce Commission · 64 Ill. App. 3d 364
• Drezner v. Civil Service Commission · 75 N.E.2d 303
• Village of Apple River v. Illinois Commerce Commission · 165 N.E.2d 329
• Illinois Bell Telephone Co. v. Illinois Commerce Commission · 303 N.E.2d 364
• People v. Valley Steel Products Co. · 375 N.E.2d 1297
• Produce Terminal Corp. v. Illinois Commerce Commission Ex Rel. Peoples Gas Light & Coke Co. · 112 N.E.2d 141
• Monsanto Co. v. Pollution Control Board · 367 N.E.2d 684
• S. Buchsbaum & Co. v. Gordon · 59 N.E.2d 832
• Lowry v. City of Mankato · 231 Minn. 108
• Secaur v. Illinois State Civil Service Commission · 408 Ill. 197
• People Ex Rel. Bell v. New York Central Railroad · 141 N.E.2d 38
• City of Chicago v. Illinois Commerce Commission · 402 N.E.2d 595
• McElligott v. Illinois Central Railroad · 227 N.E.2d 764
• People Ex Rel. Suddeth v. Rednour · 211 N.E.2d 281
• Hughes v. Micka · 130 N.W.2d 505
• Oswald v. Civil Service Commission · 94 N.E.2d 311

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