State Supreme Court / Ill.

Knox College v. Celotex Corp.

Decided November 13, 1981. Howard C. Ryan wrote the opinion for the court.

430 N.E.2d 976 · Cited 605 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.

Conley v. Gibson · 355 U.S. 41
Nolan v. Johns-Manville Asbestos · 421 N.E.2d 864
Witherell v. Weimer · 421 N.E.2d 869
Adams v. J. I. Case Co. · 261 N.E.2d 1
First National Bank v. City of Aurora · 373 N.E.2d 1326
Fanning v. LeMay · 230 N.E.2d 182
Carroll v. Caldwell · 147 N.E.2d 69
Deasey v. City of Chicago · 105 N.E.2d 727
Belmar Drive-In Theatre Co. v. Illinois State Toll Highway Commission · 216 N.E.2d 788
Savoie v. Town of Bourbonnais · 90 N.E.2d 645
R. F. Conway Co. v. City of Chicago · 274 Ill. 369
Knox College v. Celotex Corp. · 407 N.E.2d 176
Iverson v. Iverson · 347 N.E.2d 6

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