Yarber v. Chicago & Alton Railway Co.

Decided October 26, 1908. Frank K. Dunn wrote the opinion for the court.

235 Ill. 589 · Cited 88 times

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• Ottawa, Oswego & Fox River Valley R. R. v. McMath · 91 Ill. 104
• Illinois Central Railroad v. O'Keefe · 154 Ill. 508
• East St. Louis Electric Street Railroad v. Cauley · 148 Ill. 490
• Henderson v. Moore · 9 U.S. 11
• Chicago City Railway Co. v. Smith · 226 Ill. 178
• Swiercz v. Illinois Steel Co. · 231 Ill. 456
• Illinois Central Railroad v. Sporleder · 199 Ill. 184
• Terre Haute & Indiana Railway Co. v. Struble · 109 U.S. 381

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