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324 Ill. 375 · Illinois Supreme Court · Feb 16, 1927
If one concurs in a conspiracy after it is formed no agreement for such concurrence is necessary to establish his guilt. Spies v. People, supra. … Documentary evidence was introduced which it is insisted shows clearly that Looney was in the west almost continuously during this time.
Cited 23 timesPublished188 Ill. 2d 91 · Illinois Supreme Court · Oct 21, 1999
Well-established principles of statutory construction assist our resolution of the issue presented in this appeal. … Accordingly, the plain language does not clearly reveal the legislative intent.
Cited 169 timesPublished242 Ill. 2d 92 · Illinois Supreme Court · May 23, 2011
A qualified administrator must evaluate each teacher through personal observation. … The union is permitted to supply a roster of teachers qualified to serve as consulting teachers, and a school district must select a consulting teacher from that list.
Cited 28 timesPublishedGaffney v. ORLAND FIRE PROTECTION DIST.
360 Ill. Dec. 549 · Illinois Supreme Court · Feb 17, 2012
The facts established that Gaffney believed he was responding to a training exercise, not an emergency. … As our appellate court has held, an "emergency" clearly requires an urgent and immediate response.
Cited 26 timesPublished391 Ill. 237 · Illinois Supreme Court · Sep 19, 1945
This was clearly a donation in the aid of a private corporation. … These cases are clearly distinguishable from the case before us.
Cited 25 timesPublishedChicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad v. Gregory
58 Ill. 272 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jan 15, 1871
This was a material allegation in the declaration, and it was necessary that it should be supported by evidence, and if it has not been established by competent proof, under the well established rules of law the appellee’ … This distinction was clearly taken, and exceptional cases stated in the Chicago & Alton Railroad Co. v. Keefe, supra. The other cases cited in this court are not inconsistent with this doctrine.
Cited 56 timesPublished387 Ill. 471 · Illinois Supreme Court · Sep 19, 1944
Section 1 provides that, "any person practicing or offering to practice professional engineering is required to submit evidence that he is qualified so to practice and to be registered as hereinafter provided.” (Ill. … This is clearly a delegation of legislative power to ministerial officers in violation of the constitution. In the case of People v.
Cited 56 timesPublished356 Ill. 348 · Illinois Supreme Court · Apr 21, 1934
This record clearly shows that throughout all the term involved in this suit the business was conducted first under the management of J. A. … Officers elected by the board shall also hold office until the next annual meeting of the board of directors and until their successors are elected and qualified.
Cited 13 timesPublishedPeople Ex Rel. Fitton v. Ehler
338 Ill. 67 · Illinois Supreme Court · Dec 20, 1929
avoid the question of jurisdiction, and, after obtaining the final order of the court, immediately at the next term petitioning to have her lands annexed on the ground that they would be benefited by the proposed work, was clearly … There is in the appellees’ brief an intimation of a doubt as to the right to count commissioners of highways as qualified petitioners, but it was held in People v.
Cited 7 timesPublished44 Ill. 2d 562 · Illinois Supreme Court · Mar 24, 1970
The fact that Marino would qualify as an “owner” for the purposes of the Code does not establish him as the exclusive owner. The statutory definition includes as “owner” both Marino and the Louis Zahn Drug Company. … establishes that defendants knew that such property was not lawfully theirs.
Cited 107 timesPublishedLa Salle National Bank v. Village of Riverdale
16 Ill. 2d 151 · Illinois Supreme Court · Mar 20, 1959
Clearly the control of the use of public sewers is a matter affecting the public health and safety, and is subject to reasonable and equitable regulation for such "purposes. … Stat. 1957, chap. 24, article 23) are given control over the establishment and opening of streets and over the type of improvement to be put into such streets.
Cited 12 timesPublishedIllinois Supreme Court · Apr 20, 2000
Essentially, the preparer of the report merely has to attest that he or she is qualified to conduct the test and that he or she used due caution and acted within established procedures. … “Waiver of a constitutional right is valid only if it is clearly established that there was ‘an intentional relinquishment or abandonment of a known right ***.’ ” People v.
Cited 0 timesPublished4 Ill. 412 · Illinois Supreme Court · Dec 15, 1842
They furnish a strong case, and bring it fully within the authorities cited, and hence establish the incompetency of the juror. … that he possessed that moral perception, that sense of justice, that integrity of character, which would qualify him to pass upon the life of a fellow citizen ?
Cited 1 timesPublishedPeople ex rel. Bulkley v. Salomon
184 Ill. 490 · Illinois Supreme Court · Feb 19, 1900
A petition was filed December 27, 1893, by Moses Salomon, and Albert Ellinger was appointed administrator to collect upon giving bond in the sum of §60,000, and, after qualifying as such, the money and securities were turned … The testimony of Moses Salomon himself clearly establishes the charge* that he, as attorney, converted to his own use and the use of Joseph Salomon the entire estate of George Wincox.
Cited 11 timesPublishedKeiner v. Community Convalescent Center
133 Ill. 2d 33 · Illinois Supreme Court · Nov 13, 1989
Longeway does not qualify for withdrawal. … In sum, the agent is limited to actions which the principal could take and which would be permissible under the public policy as established in the statutes and case law.
Cited 33 timesPublished51 Ill. 2d 452 · Illinois Supreme Court · Apr 17, 1972
The first reason assigned was that statutes are not to be construed retroactively unless this clearly appears to be the legislative intent. … Distributions from qualified pension and profit-sharing plans which otherwise are included in adjusted gross income are to be deducted to the extent they are attributable to benefits which accrued prior to August 1, 1969.
Cited 34 timesPublished185 Ill. 2d 1 · Illinois Supreme Court · Oct 29, 1998
The Defendant was clearly over the age of eighteen. … Either one of which qualifies the Defendant for the death penalty.” (Emphasis added.) Adams, 109 Ill. 2d at 127-28 .
Cited 105 timesPublished196 Ill. 2d 50 · Illinois Supreme Court · Apr 19, 2001
All statutes are presumed to be constitutional, and the burden of rebutting this presumption is on the party challenging the validity of the statute to clearly establish a constitutional violation. Arangold Corp. v. … We hold that Rosenberg has failed to clearly establish that the provisions of section 2-109 violate the proscription against special legislation.
Cited 73 timesPublished2022 IL 127318 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jan 20, 2023
In addition, proof that the group qualifies as a street gang does not entail proof connecting the possession of the firearm to any of the criminal acts that qualify the group for street gang … Statutes are presumed constitutional, and the party challenging the constitutionality of a statute has the burden of clearly establishing its invalidity. People v. Coty, 2020 IL 123972, ¶ 22.
Cited 0 timesPublished19 Ill. 2d 204 · Illinois Supreme Court · Mar 31, 1960
Defendants prefer to establish their charges by a verbal contract upon call. … The facts alleged clearly showed a violation of the terms of the ordinance and the motion left only questions of law to be decided.
Cited 54 timesPublished
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