State Court of Appeals / Ill. App. Ct.

Newell v. Field Enterprises, Inc.

Decided December 12, 1980. Francis S. Lorenz wrote the opinion for the court.

415 N.E.2d 434 · Cited 84 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.

Troman v. Wood · 340 N.E.2d 292
Campbell v. New York Evening Post, Inc. · 157 N.E. 153
Lorillard v. Field Enterprises, Inc. · 213 N.E.2d 1
Bruck v. Cincotta · 371 N.E.2d 874
John v. Tribune Company · 181 N.E.2d 105
Zeinfeld v. Hayes Freight Lines, Inc. · 243 N.E.2d 217
Baier v. State Farm Insurance Co. · 361 N.E.2d 1100
Lulay v. Peoria Journal-Star, Inc. · 214 N.E.2d 746
Sanford v. Boston Herald-Traveler Corp. · 318 Mass. 156
Langford Ex Rel. Langford v. Vanderbilt University · 287 S.W.2d 32
O'Brien v. Tribune Publishing Co. · 499 P.2d 24
Lybrand v. State Co. · 184 S.E. 580
Third Swansea Properties, Inc. v. Ockerlund Construction Co. · 41 Ill. App. 3d 894
Catalano v. Pechous · 419 N.E.2d 350
Segall v. Lindsay-Schaub Newspapers, Inc. · 215 N.E.2d 295

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