Rizzo v. Rizzo

Decided May 24, 1954. George Washington Bristow wrote the opinion for the court.

120 N.E.2d 546 · Cited 68 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.

• Einsweiler v. Einsweiler · 61 N.E.2d 377
• Freymark v. Handke · 114 N.E.2d 349
• Jones v. Washington · 107 N.E.2d 672
• Parish v. Bainum · 138 N.E. 147
• Schumann-Heink v. Folsom · 159 N.E. 250
• Ridgely v. Central Pipe Line Co. · 97 N.E.2d 817
• Clemens v. Crane · 84 N.E. 884
• Bremer v. Bremer · 104 N.E.2d 299
• Fougner v. First National Bank of Chicago · 30 N.E. 442
• Zilvitis v. Szczudlo · 99 N.E.2d 124
• Haug v. Haug · 193 Ill. 645
• Peters v. Meyers · 96 N.E.2d 493
• Grossberg v. Haffenberg · 11 N.E.2d 359
• People v. Sholem · 91 N.E. 704

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