Walters v. City of Ottawa

Decided April 23, 1909. Frank K. Dunn wrote the opinion for the court.

240 Ill. 259 · Cited 108 times

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• Erford v. City of Peoria · 229 Ill. 546
• Patterson v. . Patterson · 59 N.Y. 574
• Reining v. . City of Buffalo, Etc. · 6 N.E. 792
• Davis v. Munie · 235 Ill. 620
• Foster v. St. Luke's Hospital · 191 Ill. 94
• Bahr v. National Safe Deposit Co. · 234 Ill. 101

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