State Supreme Court / Ill.

People Ex Rel. Simpson v. Funkhouser

Decided January 20, 1944. Francis S. Wilson wrote the opinion for the court.

52 N.E.2d 1014 · Cited 53 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.

Ketcham v. Board of Education of Community Consolidated School District No. 201 · 155 N.E. 332
People Ex Rel. Groff v. Board of Education of Crossville Community High School District No. 120 · 48 N.E.2d 954
Hoyne v. Danisch · 264 Ill. 467
Svithiod Singing Club v. McKibbin · 44 N.E.2d 904
Burke v. Industrial Commission · 15 N.E.2d 305
Jones v. Pebler · 20 N.E.2d 592
Inter-State Water Co. v. City of Danville · 39 N.E.2d 356
Schoellkopf v. Devry · 7 N.E.2d 757
People v. Continental Illinois National Bank & Trust Co. · 196 N.E. 515
Burns v. Industrial Commission · 191 N.E. 225
U. S. Industrial Alcohol Co. v. Nudelman · 31 N.E.2d 594
People Ex Rel. Pfeiffer v. Morris · 6 N.E.2d 864
People Ex Rel. Auburn Coal & Material Co. v. Hughes · 192 N.E. 551
People Ex Rel. Gamble v. McKinstry · 42 N.E.2d 68
York Community High School District No. 88 v. Wagemann · 30 N.E.2d 675

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City of East St. Louis v. Touchette · 150 N.E.2d 178
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Pritchett v. County Board of School Trustees · 5 Ill. 2d 356
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