State Supreme Court / Ill.

Western Theological Seminary v. City of Evanston

Decided April 20, 1927. Frank K. Dunn wrote the opinion for the court.

156 N.E. 778 · Cited 85 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.

Ruhstrat v. People · 185 Ill. 133
City of Aurora v. Burns · 149 N.E. 784
Terrace v. Thompson · 263 U.S. 197
Dobbins v. Los Angeles · 195 U.S. 223
Bailey v. People · 190 Ill. 28
City of Chicago v. University of Chicago · 228 Ill. 605
Brown Deynzer v. City of Evanston · 149 N.E. 790

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