State Supreme Court / Ill.

Shlensky v. South Parkway Building Corp.

Decided March 31, 1960. George Washington Bristow wrote the opinion for the court.

166 N.E.2d 793 · Cited 75 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.

Geddes v. Anaconda Copper Mining Co. · 254 U.S. 590
Winger v. Chicago City Bank & Trust Co. · 67 N.E.2d 265
Dixmoor Golf Club Inc. v. Evans · 156 N.E. 786
Meinhard v. Salmon · 164 N.E. 545
Remillard Brick Co. v. Remillard-Dandini Co. · 109 Cal. App. 2d 405
Commonwealth Title Insurance & Trust Co. v. Seltzer · 227 Pa. 410
Roberts v. Saukville Canning Co. · 26 N.W.2d 145
Pepper v. Litton · 308 U.S. 295
Young v. Higbee Co. · 324 U.S. 204
Bakalis v. Bressler · 115 N.E.2d 323
Klein v. Independent Brewing Ass'n · 231 Ill. 594
Wallace v. Malooley · 122 N.E.2d 275
White v. Stevens · 158 N.E. 101
Finn v. Monk · 85 N.E.2d 701

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Brundage v. New Jersey Zinc Co. · 226 A.2d 585
Federal Deposit Ins. Corp. v. Stanley · 770 F. Supp. 1281
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In Re Illinois Valley Acceptance Corp. · 531 F. Supp. 737
Cafcas v. DeHaan & Richter, P.C. · 699 F. Supp. 679
Brown v. Tenney · 532 N.E.2d 230
Mullaney, Wells & Co. v. Savage · 402 N.E.2d 574
Wencordic Enterprises, Inc. v. Berenson · 511 N.E.2d 907
Hurst v. Papierz · 262 N.E.2d 773
Clayton v. James B. Clow & Sons · 212 F. Supp. 482

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