Case law

Allen v. McFarland

150 Ill. 455 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jun 19, 1894

Aside from the established principles which always obtain with the courts in the construction of wills, nothing has been found in the decided cases to materially assist in the inquiry. … What would have been the effect had the testator, instead of using the language he did, said, “I leave all my property in the hands of (or to) my wife,” without the addition of the qualifying words “to manage,” etc., need

Town of Ottawa v. County of La Salle

11 Ill. 654 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jun 15, 1850

The first section of the law provides, that the qualified voters of each county may vote for or against organization under the law, at the next general election after its passage j and the fourth section declares, that it … We are very clearly of opinion, that that portion of the act which confers jurisdiction over the county affairs upon the board of supervisors went into operation at the time specified in the fourth section of the first article

Department of Finance v. Goldberg

370 Ill. 578 · Illinois Supreme Court · Feb 20, 1939

The complaint is sworn to by a qualified agent of the Director of Finance. Exhibit A attached purports to be “findings and conclusions of hearing officer in the matter of the hearing granted to Mrs. S. H. … The plaintiff proceeded upon the theory that it had established a proper assessment of a deficiency tax by the Department of Finance.

Logan v. Civil Service Commission

3 Ill. 2d 81 · Illinois Supreme Court · May 24, 1954

evidence that her vision was so impaired that she could not give ampule medications safely; that Cora Logan had a visual acuity of 20/70 in the right eye and 20/200 in the left eye, according to the testimony of an eminently qualified … It is clear that the findings of the commission with reference to the duties of a nurse of plaintiff’s classification are uncontroverted in the evidence, which clearly establishes that a Nurse I must be able to read and understand

Stone Street Partners, LLC v. City of Chicago Department of Administrative Hearings

2017 IL 117720 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jan 17, 2018

¶3 BACKGROUND ¶4 The standards governing this appeal are well established. … These acts did not require the expertise that only a lawyer is qualified to provide. In fact, no legal knowledge or skill was necessary to present the exhibits.

Lewis v. Stran Steel Corp.

57 Ill. 2d 94 · Illinois Supreme Court · Mar 29, 1974

The rule, long established in this jurisdiction is that “*** in order to render the party liable for his negligent act such act must be so related to the injury as to be the proximate cause thereof. … There was no contention that Walters was not qualified, and defendant bases its claim of error on the ground that, in stating his opinion as to what could have been done to prevent shrinkage of the wooden separators between

The People v. Cox

340 Ill. 111 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jun 20, 1930

qualified to testify concerning the effects of a given quantity of wood alcohol in the human stomach upon human life. … If, in a case such as the present one, a sale of liquor for beverage purposes with death ensuing from such use be established, the defendant’s knowledge or want of knowledge of the poisonous character of the liquor sold is

Blount v. Stroud

Illinois Supreme Court · Jan 23, 2009

See 720 ILCS 5/32–2 (West 2000) (establishing and defining the offense of perjury, a Class 3 felony). … Ct. 1800 (1997) (where the Court distinguished Felder and held that an Idaho appellate rule limiting interlocutory appeals applies to the denial of qualified immunity in a section 1983 claim brought in state court)).

City of Freeport v. Illinois State Labor Relations Board

135 Ill. 2d 499 · Illinois Supreme Court · Apr 18, 1990

The ranking officers clearly satisfy the third prong of the supervisory definition with respect to discipline. … The Board’s strained analysis of the principal-work prong was clearly improper.

People Ex Rel. Warren v. Drummet

415 Ill. 411 · Illinois Supreme Court · May 20, 1953

We have considered the evidence upon the basis of which the trial judge found that the petition was signed by 106 qualified voters residing within the proposed district. The evidence amply supports that finding. … On January 22, 1949, the day on which the election establishing the Wenona District was held, Community Unit School District No. 2 of Marshall County to the west of Rutland was established by election.

Midstate Siding & Window Co. v. Rogers

Illinois Supreme Court · Apr 24, 2003

App. 3d 521, 526 (2000) (plaintiff maintained that the record fails to establish that an expert witness’ deposition fee was reasonable). … Credit Services Act In determining whether the Credit Services Act applies to the transaction at issue, we are guided by established principles.

East St. Louis Federation of Teachers, Local 1220 v. East St. Louis School District No. 189 Financial Oversight Panel

Illinois Supreme Court · Oct 17, 1997

Section 1B–20 clearly identifies the nature of the discipline and the parties to be disciplined. … We find no need to discuss any longer a clearly unsupported argument, and we reject it. See 134 Ill. 2d R. 341(e)(7).

Electrical Contractors' Ass'n v. A. S. Schulman Electric Co.

391 Ill. 333 · Illinois Supreme Court · Sep 19, 1945

The objects numbered 1, 2 and 3 clearly and definitely contain nothing that could be interpreted as a scheme among the members to control bidding or to stifle competition. … They were in writing and no verbal testimony being necessary to establish the contract, the five-year statute did not apply.

Ready v. United/Goedecke Services, Inc.

232 Ill. 2d 369 · Illinois Supreme Court · Mar 23, 2009

It is well established that the tense of a verb used in a statute is an element of plain meaning. … Because it is in the past tense, it clearly refers to all defendants against whom the plaintiff filed suit.

Desnick v. Department of Professional Regulation

171 Ill. 2d 510 · Illinois Supreme Court · Apr 18, 1996

Clearly, in this case, the circuit court effectively ruled that section 22(A)(24) was unconstitutional. … Standard of Review A party seeking a preliminary injunction must establish, inter alla, that he is likely to succeed on the merits.

CWIK v. Giannoulias

237 Ill. 2d 409 · Illinois Supreme Court · May 20, 2010

Thus, the Act clearly divests the property owner of any right to interest earned on property held by the state pursuant to the authority of the Act. … An issue not clearly defined and sufficiently presented fails to satisfy the requirements of Supreme Court Rule 341(h)(7) (210 Ill. 2d R. 341(h)(7)).

Curran v. Bosze

141 Ill. 2d 473 · Illinois Supreme Court · Dec 20, 1990

Bosze and the guardian ad litem for Jean Pierre contend the evidence clearly and convincingly establishes that the twins, if competent, would consent to the bone marrow harvesting procedure. Ms. … I am of the opinion that it must be clearly established that the surgical intrusion is urgent, that there are no reasonable alternatives, and that the contingencies are minimal.

People ex rel. Toman v. Chicago Great Western Railroad

379 Ill. 594 · Illinois Supreme Court · May 13, 1942

As amended in 1921, section 189 of “An act to establish and maintain a system of free schools/’ (Laws of 1921, p. 818,) authorized the board of education of school districts such as district No. 89 to levy annually a tax … Stat. 1941, chap. 46, par. 305, p. 1483) provides that whenever a public measure is submitted to be voted upon by the people within any district the substance of the measure shall be clearly indicated on a separate ballot

Burr v. City of Carbondale

76 Ill. 455 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jan 15, 1875

Section 2 declares the objects to be to qualify teachers for the common schools of this State by imparting instruction in the art of teaching, etc. … This very clearly has reference to a tax imposed in invitum —compulsorily, under the taxing power previously commented upon.

The People v. Wesley

18 Ill. 2d 138 · Illinois Supreme Court · Nov 18, 1959

Her testimony established that the victim of the homicide was in fact George Washington, as alleged in the indictment. … The evidence for the People clearly shows that the homicide occurred under circumstances which make the defendant guilty of murder.