Kahle v. John Deere Co.

Decided November 30, 1984. Seymour Simon wrote the opinion for the court.

472 N.E.2d 787 · Cited 124 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.

• Flores v. Dugan · 435 N.E.2d 480
• Wold v. Bull Valley Management Co. · 449 N.E.2d 112
• Galowich v. Beech Aircraft Corp. · 441 N.E.2d 318
• Reidelberger v. Highland Body Shop, Inc. · 83 Ill. 2d 545
• People Ex Rel. Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Gitchoff · 357 N.E.2d 534
• Long v. City of New Boston · 440 N.E.2d 625
• People ex rel. East Side Levee & Sanitary District v. Madison County Levee & Sanitary District · 54 Ill. 2d 442
• Farrell Ex Rel. Farrell v. Dome Laboratories · 650 P.2d 380
• Brown v. Burdick · 307 N.E.2d 409

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• Burns v. Steelcase, Inc. · 138 Ill. App. 3d 1039
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• Indian Valley Golf Club, Inc. v. Village of Long Grove · 527 N.E.2d 1273
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