State Supreme Court / Ill.

Porter v. Decatur Memorial Hospital

Decided January 25, 2008. Robert R. Thomas wrote the opinion for the court.

882 N.E.2d 583 · Cited 190 times

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Huntoon v. Pritchard · 20 N.E.2d 53
Simmons v. Hendricks · 207 N.E.2d 440
DeLuna v. Burciaga · 857 N.E.2d 229
Van Meter v. Darien Park District · 207 Ill. 2d 359
Geneva Construction Co. v. Martin Transfer & Storage Co. · 122 N.E.2d 540
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Calloway v. Kinkelaar · 659 N.E.2d 1322
Miller v. Lockett · 457 N.E.2d 14
Wolf v. Meister-Neiberg, Inc. · 570 N.E.2d 327

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