Mathews v. City of Chicago

Decided December 18, 1930. Frank K. Dunn wrote the opinion for the court.

174 N.E. 35 · 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.

• People v. Wilcox · 237 Ill. 421
• People Ex Rel. Harding v. Chicago 7 Northwestern Railway · 163 N.E. 355
• People ex rel. Browne v. Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railway Co. · 306 Ill. 402
• People ex rel. City of Springfield v. Edmands · 252 Ill. 108
• People ex rel. Stevenson v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. · 261 Ill. 33
• Board of Education v. Haworth · 274 Ill. 538
• Booth v. Opel · 244 Ill. 317
• People ex rel. Campe v. Board of Review · 290 Ill. 467
• People ex rel. City of Kewanee v. Kewanee Light & Power Co. · 262 Ill. 255
• People v. Gordon · 274 Ill. 462

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