Pedrick v. Peoria & Eastern Railroad

Decided May 18, 1967. Robert C. Underwood wrote the opinion for the court.

229 N.E.2d 504 · Cited 2,326 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.

• Pennsylvania Railroad v. Chamberlain · 288 U.S. 333
• Varallo v. Pennsylvania Railroad · 424 Pa. 1
• Bailey v. Central Vermont Railway, Inc. · 319 U.S. 350
• Pleasants v. Fant · 89 U.S. 116
• Tiller v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad · 323 U.S. 574
• Smith v. Bishop · 205 N.E.2d 461
• Zank v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad · 161 N.E.2d 848
• Carter v. Winter · 204 N.E.2d 755
• Tucker v. New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad · 12 Ill. 2d 532
• T. R. Miller Mill Co. v. Ralls · 192 So. 2d 706
• Fidelity Service Ins. Co. v. Jones · 191 So. 2d 20
• Blum v. Fresh Grown Preserve Corp. · 54 N.E.2d 809
• Lau v. West Towns Bus Co. · 158 N.E.2d 63
• Taylor v. Centennial Bowl, Inc. · 416 P.2d 793
• Briske v. Village of Burnham · 39 N.E.2d 976
• Geraghty v. Burr Oak Lanes, Inc. · 125 N.E.2d 47
• In Re Wood Estate · 132 N.W.2d 35
• Whitaker, Admr. v. Borntrager · 122 N.E.2d 734
• Finley v. New York Central Railroad · 167 N.E.2d 212
• Helman v. Sacred Heart Hospital · 381 P.2d 605
• Plitt v. Greenberg · 219 A.2d 237
• State Farm Life Ins. Co. v. SPIDEL ET UX. · 202 N.E.2d 886
• Hollen v. Linger · 151 S.E.2d 330
• Lombardi v. J. A. Bergren Dairy Farms, Inc. · 153 Conn. 19
• Lee v. Tucker · 365 S.W.2d 849

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