State Supreme Court / Ill.

People Ex Rel. Nelson v. Wiersema State Bank

Decided June 14, 1935. Norman L. Jones wrote the opinion for the court.

197 N.E. 537 · Cited 92 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.

Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. Pottorff · 291 U.S. 245
State Bank of Commerce v. Stone · 184 N.E. 750
City of Marion v. Sneeden · 291 U.S. 262
Wood v. Imperial Irrigation District · 17 P.2d 128
Arkansas County Road Improvement District No. 5 v. Taylor · 47 S.W.2d 27
Button v. Sanguinetti · 11 P.2d 1085
Mercantile Bank v. New York · 121 U.S. 138
California Bank v. Kennedy · 167 U.S. 362
Knass v. Madison & Kedzie State Bank · 188 N.E. 836
Wedesweiler v. Brundage · 297 Ill. 228
McFerson v. National Surety Co. · 72 Colo. 482
The People v. . Doty · 80 N.Y. 225
Manns v. Marinette & Menominee Paper Co. · 205 Wis. 349
People Ex Rel. Barrett v. Oregon State Savings Bank · 192 N.E. 580
Town of Cheney's Grove v. Vanscoyoc · 191 N.E. 289
Casco Mercantile & Trust Co. v. Central Savings Bank & Trust Co. · 75 Colo. 478
People Ex Rel. Nelson v. Waukegan State Bank · 184 N.E. 237
McCown v. Edwards · 48 S.W.2d 558

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