State Supreme Court / Ill.

Smith v. Airoom, Inc.

Decided October 17, 1986. Howard C. Ryan wrote the opinion for the court.

499 N.E.2d 1381 · Cited 478 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.

Elfman v. Evanston Bus Co. · 190 N.E.2d 348
Ellman v. De Ruiter · 106 N.E.2d 350
Esczuk v. Chicago Transit Authority · 236 N.E.2d 719
Brockmeyer v. Duncan · 165 N.E.2d 294
Ostendorf v. International Harvester Co. · 433 N.E.2d 253
Shell Oil Co. v. Department of Revenue · 449 N.E.2d 65
People Ex Rel. Wilcox v. Equity Funding Life Insurance · 335 N.E.2d 448
Spencer v. American United Cab Ass'n · 208 N.E.2d 118
American Consulting Ass'n v. Spencer · 427 N.E.2d 579
Falcon Mfg. Co. v. Nationwide Brokers, Inc. · 462 N.E.2d 562

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