Reivitz v. Chicago Rapid Transit Co.

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• the test of the correctness of an instruction is not what meaning the ingenuity of counsel can attribute to it, but how and in what sense, under the evidence before them and the circumstances of the trial, ordinary persons acting as jurors will understand the instruction
• the test of the correctness of an instruction is not what meaning the ingenuity of counsel can attribute to it, but how and in what sense, under the evidence before them and the circumstances of the trial, ordinary persons acting as jurors will understand the instruction

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Cited by

58 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Schultz v. NORTHEAST ILL. REGIONAL COMMUTER RAILROAD CORP.
  Illinois Supreme Court· 2002-08-29· cited 217×
• Hulke v. International Manufacturing Co.
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1957-06-05· cited 135×
• Alloy International Co., a Corporation v. Hoover-Nsk Bearing Company, Inc., a Corporation, and Hoover Ball & Bearing Company, a Corporation
  Seventh Circuit· 1980-03-12· cited 74×
• Wolczek v. Public Service Co.
  Illinois Supreme Court· 1930-12-18· cited 68×
• Signa v. Alluri
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1953-08-04· cited 57×
• Bunton v. Illinois Central Railroad
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1957-12-18· cited 49×
• Goldberg v. Capitol Freight Lines, Ltd.
  Illinois Supreme Court· 1943-01-21· cited 48×
• Coal Creek Drainage & Levee District v. Sanitary District
  Illinois Supreme Court· 1929-06-19· cited 47×
• Spankroy v. Alesky
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1977-01-18· cited 39×
• Newton v. Meissner
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1979-09-04· cited 37×
• Smith v. Illinois Valley Ice Cream Co.
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1959-03-05· cited 29×
• Yedor v. Centre Properties, Inc.
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1988-07-12· cited 28×
• Kavanaugh v. Washburn
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1943-08-31· cited 28×
• Scholle v. Continental National American Group
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1977-01-20· cited 26×
• Hedge v. Midwest Contractors Equipment Co.
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1964-08-14· cited 25×
• Howard v. Baltimore & Ohio Chicago Terminal Railroad
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1945-11-06· cited 23×
• Hall v. Chicago & North Western Railway Co.
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1953-02-20· cited 22×
• Bales v. Pennsylvania Railroad
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1952-07-29· cited 21×
• Perry v. Chicago & North Western Transportation Co.
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1977-10-11· cited 18×
• Garcia v. Seneca Nursing Home
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 2011-08-16· cited 18×

Cites

5 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Postal Telegraph-Cable Co. v. Likes
  Illinois Supreme Court· 1907-02-21· cited 42×
• Teter v. Spooner
  Illinois Supreme Court· 1922-10-21· cited 27×
• Liska v. Chicago Railways Co.
  Illinois Supreme Court· 1925-10-28· cited 26×
• Dickson v. George B. Swift Co.
  Illinois Supreme Court· 1908-12-15· cited 19×
• Chicago Union Traction Co. v. Lowenrosen
  Illinois Supreme Court· 1906-10-23· cited 8×

Other cases named Reivitz v. Chicago Rapid Transit Co.

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• Reivitz v. Chicago Rapid Transit Co.
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1926-10-13