People Ex Rel. Swanson v. Fisher

Decided August 2, 1930. Frederic R. DeYoung wrote the opinion for the court.

172 N.E. 722 · Cited 73 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.

• Patton v. United States · 281 U.S. 276
• Eilenbecker v. District Court of Plymouth County · 134 U.S. 31
• Harris v. People · 128 Ill. 585
• Paulsen v. People · 195 Ill. 507
• Brewster v. People · 183 Ill. 143
• People Ex Rel. Nauert v. Smith · 158 N.E. 418
• Morgan v. People · 136 Ill. 161

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