State Supreme Court / Ill.

Minnis v. Friend

Decided April 12, 1935. Paul Farthing wrote the opinion for the court.

196 N.E. 191 · Cited 70 times

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Precedents cited

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.

Walters v. City of Ottawa · 240 Ill. 259
West Chicago Street Railroad v. Petters · 196 Ill. 298
Livak v. Chicago & Erie Railroad · 299 Ill. 218
Washington Gas Light Co. v. Lansden · 172 U.S. 534
Curry v. . City of Buffalo · 32 N.E. 80
Deming v. City of Chicago · 151 N.E. 886
Kellyville Coal Co. v. Strine · 217 Ill. 516
Chicago Union Traction Co. v. Browdy · 206 Ill. 615
Illinois Central Railroad v. Foulks · 191 Ill. 57
Chicago Union Traction Co. v. Mee · 218 Ill. 9
Walsh v. Chicago Railways Co. · 303 Ill. 339
McComb v. City of Chicago · 263 Ill. 510
The People v. Vickers · 157 N.E. 205
Drainage Commissioners of District No. 3 v. Illinois Central Railroad Co. · 158 Ill. 353
Kinsey v. Zimmerman · 160 N.E. 155
Peters v. Chicago Railways Co. · 307 Ill. 202
City of Chicago v. Brent · 190 N.E. 97
Swanlund v. Rockford & Interurban Railway Co. · 305 Ill. 339

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