Shay v. Penrose

Decided September 28, 1962. Byron O. House wrote the opinion for the court.

185 N.E.2d 218 · Cited 92 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.

• Rhodes v. Meredith · 260 Ill. 138
• Lewis v. Shearer · 189 Ill. 184
• Ward v. Williams · 282 Ill. 632
• Gall v. Stoll · 259 Ill. 174

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