Petterson v. City of Naperville

Decided September 25, 1956. Charles H. Davis wrote the opinion for the court.

137 N.E.2d 371 · Cited 95 times

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• First Nat. Bank of Lake Forest v. County of Lake · 130 N.E.2d 267
• 2700 Irving Park Bldg. Corp. v. City of Chicago · 69 N.E.2d 827
• City of Rockford v. Hey · 9 N.E.2d 317
• Miller Bros. Lumber Co. v. City of Chicago · 111 N.E.2d 149
• City of West Frankfort v. Fullop · 129 N.E.2d 682
• Chicago & Alton Railroad v. City of Joliet · 153 Ill. 649
• The People v. Kapp · 189 N.E. 920
• Hepner v. County Board of School Trustees · 133 N.E.2d 39
• Dean Milk Co. v. City of Elgin · 90 N.E.2d 112
• City of Park Ridge v. AM. NAT. BANK AND TRUST CO. OF CHICAGO · 122 N.E.2d 265

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