People Ex Rel. Gutknecht v. City of Chicago

Decided March 23, 1953. Walter V. Schaefer wrote the opinion for the court.

111 N.E.2d 626 · Cited 95 times

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• Krause v. Peoria Housing Authority · 19 N.E.2d 193
• Cremer v. Peoria Housing Authority · 78 N.E.2d 276
• Zurn v. City of Chicago · 59 N.E.2d 18
• Chicago Land Clearance Commission v. White · 104 N.E.2d 236
• Dornan v. Philadelphia Housing Authority · 200 A. 834
• The People v. Chi. Transit Authority · 64 N.E.2d 4
• People Ex Rel. Toman v. William Davies Co. · 31 N.E.2d 602
• Hygrade Provision Co. v. Sherman · 266 U.S. 497
• Omaechevarria v. Idaho · 246 U.S. 343
• Lucas v. Alexander · 279 U.S. 573
• The People v. Deatherage · 81 N.E.2d 581
• People ex rel. Taylor v. Camargo Community Consolidated School District No. 158 · 313 Ill. 321
• Kocsis v. Chicago Park District · 198 N.E. 847
• Department of Public Works & Buildings v. Lanter · 110 N.E.2d 179
• Department of Public Works & Buildings v. Chicago Title & Trust Co. · 408 Ill. 41
• People Ex Rel. Tuohy v. City of Chicago · 68 N.E.2d 761
• Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad v. Cavanagh · 278 Ill. 609
• People Ex Rel. Tuohy v. City of Chicago · 78 N.E.2d 285
• Michaels v. Barrett · 188 N.E. 921
• People Ex Rel. Kerner v. Huls · 189 N.E. 346
• Amberson v. Amberson · 181 N.E. 825
• Concrete Materials Corp. v. Gordon · 69 N.E.2d 841
• Town of Cicero v. City of Chicago · 182 Ill. 301
• People v. City of Chicago · 256 Ill. 558
• People Ex Rel. Lindheimer v. Gaylord Building Corp. · 16 N.E.2d 901

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• People Ex Rel. Gutknecht v. City of Chicago · 121 N.E.2d 791
• Citizens Utilities Co. v. Metropolitan Sanitary District · 322 N.E.2d 857
• Public Housing Admin. v. Housing Auth. of Bogalusa · 137 So. 2d 315
• People v. Wooters · 722 N.E.2d 1102
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