Legal Opinion

Adkins v. Chi. R. Is. & Pac. RR Co.

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided June 4, 1973No. 44876PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court 1

54 Ill.2d 511 (1973)

301 N.E.2d 729

LEVA ADKINS, Admr., Appellee,

v.

CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND AND PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY et al., Appellants.

No. 44876.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed June 4, 1973.

Rehearing denied September 27, 1973.

EUGENE R. JOHNSON, of Peoria, B.A. WEBSTER, of Des Moines, Iowa, and WILLIAM M. WALKER, of Rock Island (WESTERVELT, JOHNSON, NICOLL & KELLER; GAMBLE, RIEPE, MARTIN & WEBSTER; and CORYN, PATTON and WALKER, of counsel), for appellants.

PHILO, MAKI, RAVITZ, COCKREL, ROBB, KARFONTA & SPEARMAN, of Detroit, Michigan; LAWYER, LAWYER & RAY, of Des Moines, Iowa; and…

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2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Gulf Oil Corp. v. GilbertSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
  2. Schmitt v. Jenkins Truck Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1969
  3. Whitney v. MaddenIllinois Supreme Court · 1948
  4. Robert W. Johnston v. H. G. Cartwright, Kiowa Corporation, Walter Brown and H. G. Cartwright v. Robert W. JohnstonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1966
  5. Lonergan v. Crucible Steel Co. of AmericaIllinois Supreme Court · 1967

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3Cited by10 opinions

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  2. Anderson v. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1981
  3. Alfaro v. MeagherAppellate Court of Illinois · 1975
  4. Dow Chemical Co. v. Castro AlfaroTexas Supreme Court · 1990
  5. Dow Chemical Co. v. Castro AlfaroTexas Supreme Court · 1990

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