Case law

Healy v. Vaupel

133 Ill. 2d 295 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jan 17, 1990

App. 3d 702 would clearly decide this case for Defendants. However, in Madden v Kuehn, 56 Ill. App. 3d 997 the 2nd District has ruled to the contrary. … App. 3d 702 (discussing sovereign immunity and public official immunity); Hoffman v. Yack (1978), 57 Ill.

Grasse v. Dealer's Transport Co.

412 Ill. 179 · Illinois Supreme Court · Mar 20, 1952

It is not the purpose of section 29 to give blanket immunity to any class of tort-feasors. … Hence, eliminating this immunity cannot necessitate invalidating the entire act.

People v. Siciliano

4 Ill. 2d 581 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jan 21, 1955

If believed by them, it was ample to establish, beyond a reasonable doubt, the charges laid in the indictments. … In the case of Evans, immunity was granted, and he thereafter testified willingly.

Illinois State Trust Co. v. St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co.

208 Ill. 419 · Illinois Supreme Court · Feb 17, 1904

condemnation was filed by appellee on May 29, 1903, and alleged that petitioner was a foreign corporation formed by the consolidation of corporations organized and existing under the laws of the States of Missouri and Arkansas and qualified … Unless both the letter and the spirit of the statute relied upon clearly confer the power it cannot be exercised. (Ligare v. City of Chicago, 139 Ill. 46 .)

Allegis Realty Investors v. Novak

223 Ill. 2d 318 · Illinois Supreme Court · Sep 21, 2006

Clearly it did. … The burden is on the party challenging the statute to clearly establish any constitutional invalidity.

Anderson v. Smith

2026 IL 131714 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jun 25, 2026

acts immunized from, liability by the Act. … ¶ 25 We agree with Smith and the appellate court below that Ryan and its progeny misinterpreted Sandholm as establishing a strict “meritless and retaliatory” test.

Gerrity v. Beatty

71 Ill. 2d 47 · Illinois Supreme Court · Mar 30, 1978

Nothing in this Section affects the power of the board to establish rules with respect to discipline.” Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 122, pars. 24—24, 34—84a. … The public policy considerations in authorizing, and indeed encouraging, teachers to have broad discretion and latitude in the former situation quite clearly do not apply with as much force to the latter.

Boatmen's National Bank v. Hughes

385 Ill. 431 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jan 18, 1944

Stat. 1941, chap. 16¼, par. 9,) provides as follows: “and no bank shall establish or maintain in this or any other state or country any branch bank, nor shall it establish or maintain in this state any branch office or additional … We believe the provisions of said section 9 of the Banking Act clearly prohibit the maintaining of a branch or of an additional office in Illinois.

Maksym v. Board of Elections Commissioners

Illinois Supreme Court · Jan 27, 2011

determined that the candidate was clearly a qualified elector because, without regard to whether the Hermitage House constituted the candidate’s permanent place of abode while it was under lease, the candidate qualified … None of these findings are clearly erroneous.

Wardwell v. McDowell

31 Ill. 364 · Illinois Supreme Court · Apr 15, 1863

The testimony clearly showed such neglect. The case does not show there was any testimony other than parol, of this neglect. In Roseborm v. Mosher, 2 Denio, 69 , the court say, if Mi’. … qualify, is valid.

The People v. Bruckman

33 Ill. 2d 150 · Illinois Supreme Court · Sep 28, 1965

Olmstead, 32 Ill.2d 306 , the nature of a proceeding under the act is such as to require adherence to the established principles of due process of law. … The act clearly requires this to be done, but because the cause must be remanded for a new hearing, we need not consider whether the failure of the record to disclose written psychiatric reports and service of copies on respondent

Meins v. Meins

288 Ill. 463 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jun 18, 1919

part of the testator to thus qualify the estate granted. … That case, however, does not contravene the rule, well established in this State, that where other provisions of the will clearly show an intention on the part of the testator to limit a fee the will must be so construed.

Frazer v. Shelton

320 Ill. 253 · Illinois Supreme Court · Feb 18, 1926

That distinction, together with the fact that under this act no citizen of Illinois not now a certified public accountant can become such, clearly demonstrates a special privilege accorded to those who are allowed to hold … It is, of course, well established that the right to liberty, property and the pursuit of happiness is subject to the reasonable exercise of the police power of the States.

Gould v. Campbell's Ambulance Service, Inc.

111 Ill. 2d 54 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jan 23, 1986

A qualified ambulance attendant and driver shall: * * * 4. … We hold only that the relevant statutory provisions and the ordinance fail to show the existence of a clearly mandated public policy.

The PEOPLE v. Stacey

25 Ill. 2d 258 · Illinois Supreme Court · May 25, 1962

This evidence clearly shows that the bloody shirt was not seized in an unlawful search. … There was no testimony in the record that any promises of immunity or benefits were made to the defendant and the trial court properly refused to give this instruction.

Caterpillar Tractor Co. v. Durkin

380 Ill. 11 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jun 11, 1942

Inasmuch as the pattern makers were the strikers, they clearly do not fall within the proviso. … This subsection clearly provides that a department with a separate branch of work that is commonly conducted as a separate business shall be deemed to be “a separate factory, establishment or other premises” within the meaning

Advincula v. United Blood Services

176 Ill. 2d 1 · Illinois Supreme Court · Dec 19, 1996

Curran, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Associated with Transfusions, 310 New Eng. J. Med. 69 , 70 (1984); Kozop, 663 F. Supp. at 1052 . … Clearly, these services do not compare to the recognized broad range of administrative' activities of modern hospitals contemplated by Darling and its progeny.

People v. E.R.H. Enterprises

2013 IL 115106 · Illinois Supreme Court · Mar 4, 2014

for work that clearly falls within the description of work subject to the Wage Act. … A court of review is entitled to have the issues clearly defined and to be cited pertinent authority.

Town of Libertyville v. First National Bank of Lake Forest

133 Ill. 2d 356 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jan 17, 1990

It is well established that the legislature may define terms within a statute in any reasonable manner. (Commonwealth Edison Co. v. Property Tax Appeal Board (1984), 102 Ill. 2d 443, 457 .) … The two adjoining tracts targeted for acquisition by plaintiff, which when combined total 108 acres, may be immune from condemnation under the agricultural use exemption found in section 4.02 of the Act. (See Ill. Rev.

Senn Park Nursing Center v. Miller

104 Ill. 2d 169 · Illinois Supreme Court · Oct 19, 1984

We believe that with regard to the reimbursement of nursing homes, contracts, whether State-Federal or agency-providers, are not clearly and directly involved, but rather, are only incidental means to the end of providing … Section 4 of article XIII of the 1970 Constitution abolished sovereign immunity by providing: “Except as the General Assembly may provide by law, sovereign immunity in this State is abolished.” (Ill. Const. 1970, art.