Legal Opinion

McKinley v. City of Chicago

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided June 15, 1938No. 24502. Judgments reversedPublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Shaw

This is an appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District, on leave granted, to review judgments in the superior court of Cook county in two consolidated cases, one on behalf of Charles F. McKinley and the other on behalf of Samuel Heller. The cases are identical, except as to dates and amounts, and are both determined by the same principles of law. Plaintiff McKinley had a judgment of $15,828.30 and Heller one for $3803.26 in the superior court, while on appeal the finding was in favor of McKinley for the sum of $32,384.44 and for Heller the sum of $8476.24.

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2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Dolan v. Mayor of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1877
  2. Board of Auditors v. BenoitMichigan Supreme Court · 1870
  3. People ex rel. Blachly v. CoffinIllinois Supreme Court · 1917
  4. People ex rel. Sartison v. SchmidtIllinois Supreme Court · 1917
  5. Hittell v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1927

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Corbett v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1945
  2. People Ex Rel. Trapp v. TannerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1956
  3. Thaxton v. WaltonIllinois Supreme Court · 1985
  4. Thaxton v. WaltonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1984
  5. Hild v. Polk CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1951

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