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Browning v. Springfield
Case
#
Not Listed
Appellant/Plaintiff
Oliver W. Browning
Appellee/Defendant
City of Springfield
Appellant/Plaintiff Attorneys
Abraham Lincoln, William H. Herndon
Appellee/Defendant Attorneys
Stuart, Edwards
County of Origin
Sangamon County
Justice
Justice Walter B. Scates
Terms of Court
December 1855
Type of Case
Not Listed
Disposition
Reversed
Citation
17 Ill 143
Illinois Reports File