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· 3/19/1947

Northern Illinois Coal Corp. v. Medill

Citations

  • 72 N.E.2d 844
  • 397 Ill. 98
  • 1947 Ill. LEXIS 370

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • remarking that “the slapping of [the defendant’s] child was provocation enough to engender a dangerous passion to kill”
  • evidence that victim slapped defendant's child and later argued with defendant held to support conviction for voluntary manslaughter
  • evidence that victim slapped defendant’s child supported conviction for manslaughter
  • evidence that victim slapped defendant’s child supported conviction for manslaughter

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Judges: Gunn

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