The People v. City of Chicago

Decided July 26, 1932. Warren H. Orr wrote the opinion for the court.

182 N.E. 419 · Cited 50 times

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Precedents cited

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.

• People v. Kastings · 307 Ill. 92
• David Bradley Manufacturing Co. v. Chicago & Southern Traction Co. · 229 Ill. 170
• New York Electric Lines Co. v. Empire City Subway Co. · 235 U.S. 179
• Mathews v. City of Chicago · 174 N.E. 35
• People ex rel. Cant v. Crossley · 261 Ill. 78
• Ogren v. Rockford Star Printing Co. · 288 Ill. 405
• Steinhagen v. Trull · 151 N.E. 250
• Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee Railroad v. City of Chicago · 163 N.E. 141
• People ex rel. Shallberg v. Central Union Telephone Co. · 232 Ill. 260
• Chicago General Railway Co. v. City of Chicago · 176 Ill. 253
• City of Chicago v. Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co. · 244 Ill. 220
• Barsaloux v. City of Chicago · 245 Ill. 598
• People v. Sayer · 246 Ill. 382
• People ex rel. Deneen v. People's Gas Light · 205 Ill. 482
• Murphy v. Dever · 150 N.E. 663

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• Starck v. Chicago & North Western Railway Co. · 4 Ill. 2d 611
• Alexander v. City of Chicago · 151 N.E.2d 319
• Illinois Landowners Alliance, NFP v. Illinois Commerce Commission · 2017 IL 121302
• Poole v. City of Kankakee · 94 N.E.2d 416
• Fenske Bros. v. Upholsterers International Union of North America, Local No. 18 · 193 N.E. 112
• Owens v. Green · 81 N.E.2d 149
• Zelney v. Murphy · 56 N.E.2d 754
• City of Chicago v. Ames · 7 N.E.2d 294
• Gaca v. City of Chicago · 103 N.E.2d 617
• Illinois Power Co. v. City of Jacksonville · 18 Ill. 2d 618
• People Ex Rel. Moshier v. City of Springfield · 19 N.E.2d 598
• Schreiber v. County of Cook · 58 N.E.2d 40
• Apex Motor Fuel Co. v. Barrett · 169 N.E.2d 769
• People Ex Rel. Gutknecht v. City of Chicago · 121 N.E.2d 791
• Hunt v. Rosenbaum Grain Corp. · 189 N.E. 907
• People Ex Rel. Tuohy v. City of Chicago · 68 N.E.2d 761
• People Ex Rel. Hanrahan v. Caliendo · 277 N.E.2d 319
• Schuman v. Chicago Transit Authority · 95 N.E.2d 447
• Black Hawk Motor Transit Co. v. Illinois Commerce Commission · 48 N.E.2d 341
• People Ex Rel. Gutknecht v. Chicago Regional Port District · 123 N.E.2d 92
• Eagle Bus Lines, Inc. v. Illinois Commerce Commission · 119 N.E.2d 915
• People Ex Rel. McDonough v. Beemsterboer · 190 N.E. 920

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