State Supreme Court / Ill.

Langenhorst v. Norfolk Southern Ry. Co.

Decided March 2, 2006. Thomas L. Kilbride wrote the opinion for the court.

848 N.E.2d 927 · Cited 131 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.

First Nat. Bank v. Guerine · 764 N.E.2d 54
Dawdy, Jr. v. Union Pacific R.R. Co. · 207 Ill. 2d 167
Langenhorst v. Norfolk Southern Railway Company · 219 Ill. 2d 430
Peile v. Skelgas, Inc. · 645 N.E.2d 184
Boner v. Peabody Coal Co. · 568 N.E.2d 883
Griffith v. Mitsubishi Aircraft International, Inc. · 554 N.E.2d 209
Bland v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co. · 506 N.E.2d 1291
Vinson v. Allstate · 579 N.E.2d 857
Jones v. Searle Laboratories · 444 N.E.2d 157
Torres v. Walsh · 456 N.E.2d 601
Moore v. Chicago & North Western Transportation Co. · 457 N.E.2d 417
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad v. Mosele · 368 N.E.2d 88
Brummett v. Wepfer Marine, Inc. · 490 N.E.2d 694
Satkowiak v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. · 478 N.E.2d 370

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