State Supreme Court / Ill.

The City of Chicago v. Barnett

Decided September 22, 1949. Charles H. Thompson wrote the opinion for the court.

88 N.E.2d 477 · Cited 58 times

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Father Basil's Lodge, Inc. v. City of Chicago · 65 N.E.2d 805
City of Bloomington v. Wirrick · 45 N.E.2d 852
Arms v. City of Chicago · 314 Ill. 316
El Reno Wholesale Grocery Co. v. Stocking · 293 Ill. 494
France v. Citizens Casualty Co. of New York · 79 N.E.2d 28
Arnold v. City of Chicago · 56 N.E.2d 795

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