The People v. Deatherage

Decided September 24, 1948. Albert M. Crampton wrote the opinion for the court.

81 N.E.2d 581 · Cited 119 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.

• People ex rel. Taylor v. Camargo Community Consolidated School District No. 158 · 313 Ill. 321
• Kocsis v. Chicago Park District · 198 N.E. 847
• Fiedler v. Eckfeldt · 166 N.E. 504
• Husser v. Fouth · 53 N.E.2d 949
• People ex rel. Lewman v. Moyer · 298 Ill. 143
• People Ex Rel. Tuohy v. Barrington Consolidated High School District No. 224 · 71 N.E.2d 86
• Stewart v. Brady · 133 N.E. 310
• Hansen v. Raleigh · 63 N.E.2d 851
• Punke v. Village of Elliott · 5 N.E.2d 389
• People Ex Rel. Lindstrand v. Emmerson · 165 N.E. 217
• New York Life Insurance v. Murphy · 58 N.E.2d 182
• People ex rel. Mark v. Hartquist · 311 Ill. 127
• People ex rel. City of Springfield v. Edmands · 252 Ill. 108
• People v. Tokoly · 313 Ill. 177
• Stearns v. City of Chicago · 13 N.E.2d 63
• People Ex Rel. Rusch v. Ladwig · 7 N.E.2d 313
• Illinois Zinc Co. v. Industrial Commission · 9 N.E.2d 212
• People Ex Rel. Carnine v. Illinois Central Railroad · 169 N.E. 178
• Illinois Central Railroad v. Illinois Commerce Commission · 387 Ill. 256
• People Ex Rel. Reich v. McCoy · 56 N.E.2d 393
• The People v. Panczko · 61 N.E.2d 355
• People Ex Rel. Bartlett v. Vass · 155 N.E. 854
• People Ex Rel. Frailey v. McNeely · 32 N.E.2d 608
• People ex rel. Bothfuhr v. Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railway Co. · 305 Ill. 454
• Keime v. Community High School District No. 296 · 180 N.E. 858

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