Kocsis v. Chicago Park District

Decided November 21, 1935. Francis S. Wilson wrote the opinion for the court.

198 N.E. 847 · Cited 65 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.

• The People v. Kelly · 192 N.E. 372
• Board of Education v. Upham · 191 N.E. 876
• Russell v. High School Board of Education · 212 Ill. 327
• Robbins v. Kadyk · 312 Ill. 290
• Mount Pleasant v. Beckwith · 100 U.S. 514
• Reif v. Barrett · 188 N.E. 889
• Wetherell v. Devine · 116 Ill. 631
• Green v. Hutsonville Township High School District No. 201 · 190 N.E. 267
• State v. City of Miami · 137 So. 261
• Powell v. City of Madison · 107 Ind. 106
• County of Jasper v. Ballou · 103 U.S. 745
• Board of Trustees of Police Pension Fund of Commissioners of Lincoln Park v. Commissioners of Lincoln Park · 282 Ill. 348
• People ex rel. Koch v. Rinaker · 252 Ill. 266
• Town of Cicero v. City of Chicago · 182 Ill. 301
• Troutman v. City of Zeigler · 158 N.E. 355
• Wabash Railroad v. People ex rel. Reed · 202 Ill. 9
• Rylands v. Clark · 278 Ill. 39

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