Legal Opinion
Routt v. Barrett
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided January 22, 1947No. 29850. Decree affirmedPublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Murphy
On May 22, 1946, pursuant to the power given by section 8 of article V of the constitution, the Governor issued a proclamation calling an extraordinary session of the General Assembly to convene May 24, 1946. The purpose, as stated in the call, was in general to enact a law or laws and to amend existing laws to provide for payment of compensation to persons who served with the military or naval forces of the United States in the recent war with Germany, Italy, Japan and other nations; to provide for the issuance and sale of bonds of the State and for taxes to pay the principal and interest of…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- People Ex Rel. Eitel v. LindheimerIllinois Supreme Court · 1939
- Law v. People ex rel. HuckIllinois Supreme Court · 1877
- People ex rel. Breckon v. Board of Election CommissionersIllinois Supreme Court · 1906
- Boswell v. StateSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1937
- Arms v. AyerIllinois Supreme Court · 1901
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3Cited by42 opinions
- Gruen v. State Tax CommissionWashington Supreme Court · 1949
- Bickel v. City of BoulderSupreme Court of Colorado · 1994
- Turner v. WrightIllinois Supreme Court · 1957
- Smith v. Board of Education of Oswego Community High School DistrictIllinois Supreme Court · 1950
- Hill v. MilanderSupreme Court of Florida · 1954
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