Case law

People Ex Rel. Little v. Collins

386 Ill. 83 · Illinois Supreme Court · Mar 14, 1944

State Tax Com. 374 Ill. 75 , from which it further appears that a rather well-established procedure has been' conceived by the Department. … However, it was clearly pointed out in the case of People ex rel. McDonough v.

Forest Preserve District v. Dearlove

337 Ill. 555 · Illinois Supreme Court · Dec 20, 1929

The witnesses in question appear to have qualified their opinions well within the scope of this pronouncement, and the motion to strike their testimony was properly overruled. … While it does not clearly appear from the abstract, the record shows that it was admitted by Fowler and his counsel in open court that he gave the answers read by counsel for appellee.

Hawthorne v. Village of Olympia Fields

Illinois Supreme Court · Apr 17, 2003

Because Olympia Fields believed that plaintiff’s licensed day-care home did not meet the requirements of a “home occupation” and did not otherwise qualify as a permissible use under the village’s zoning ordinance, plaintiff … Pesticide Public Policy Foundation is clearly distinguishable from this matter.

Prosser v. Village of Fox Lake

91 Ill. 2d 389 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jun 18, 1982

Ordinance No. 79-5 established the office of village president as a full-time position. … (Trustee Hamm was legally qualified to serve as acting village president, but under section *393 3-11-14 of the Illinois Municipal Code (Ill. Rev.

Illinois Bell Telephone Co. v. IlliNois Commerce Commission

414 Ill. 275 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jan 22, 1953

The Commission now urges this court to depart from its established holdings in public utility rate cases on the basis of the decision of the United States Supreme Court in the case of Federal Power Com. v. … Orders of the Commerce Commission are entitled to great weight and when the sufficiency of an order is questioned it will not be set aside unless it is clearly against the manifest weight of the evidence, is arbitrary or

Borowiec v. Gateway 2000, Inc. Corrected 5/6/04

Illinois Supreme Court · Apr 1, 2004

By holding that an informal dispute resolution procedure does not qualify as “arbitration” under the Arbitration Act, Harrison calls into question the FTC’s interpretation of the Magnuson-Moss Act. In Busch v. … Second, if a warrantor has established informal dispute settlement procedures that comply with rules established by the Federal Trade Commission, the warrantor may require the consumer to resort to those procedures before

People v. Ortiz

196 Ill. 2d 236 · Illinois Supreme Court · May 24, 2001

Accordingly, he reasons, it is immune to collateral attack, and must stand. We disagree, because there was no order entered in December 1995. … Moreover, as the trial court stated, the question is not whether there was a drug ring operating; clearly there was. The question is what defendant knew.

Jones v. Chicago HMO Ltd.

Illinois Supreme Court · May 18, 2000

Chicago HMO terminated that physician for failing to provide covered immunizations. At the time that Chicago HMO terminated that physician, Dr. … Although the expert was not a medical practitioner, he was highly qualified and familiar with radiation therapy in hospitals.

Illinois National Bank v. Gwinn

390 Ill. 345 · Illinois Supreme Court · May 23, 1945

Although a decree establishing a right of redemption does not ordinarily involve a freehold, since the gain or loss of a freehold would not be the necessary result of the decree but would depend upon the subsequent act or … Under the deed of trust, the creditors were clearly given nothing more than a lien.

People ex rel. Bruce v. Dunne

258 Ill. 441 · Illinois Supreme Court · Apr 19, 1913

constitution contemplated, that each department should to a certain extent control and restrain the others, such as the power of the legislative department to malee laws by which the other'departments are controlled; the qualified … The rules established by that decision as to control by the judicial department of other departments of the government have never been departed from. The cases of People v. Hatch and People v.

People v. Todd

154 Ill. 2d 57 · Illinois Supreme Court · Dec 4, 1992

This is essentially the same conclusion she reached after examining and comparing the physical characteristics of the wax samples under a stereoscopic microscope, which she was clearly qualified to perform as a forensic scientist … In establishing eligibility for the death penalty based on murder in the course of a specified felony (Ill. Rev.

Marconi v. The Chicago Heights Police Pension Board

Illinois Supreme Court · May 29, 2007

At best, it seems, [plaintiff] has some impediments, but medical practitioners simply cannot agree if they rise to the level necessary to qualify for a disability award under the Pension Code. … “An administrative agency decision is against the manifest weight of the evidence only if the opposite conclusion is clearly evident.” Abrahamson v.

Kuhn v. Owners Insurance Co.

2024 IL 129895 · Illinois Supreme Court · May 23, 2024

We circumscribed our statement by adding that, “[i]n the absence of other qualifying language in the antistacking clause, ‘[t]here would be little to suggest in such a listing that the parties intended … We further cautioned that our discussion “should not be construed as establishing a per se rule that an insurance policy will be deemed ambiguous as to the limits of liability anytime the limits are noted more

Bishop v. Burgard

Illinois Supreme Court · Jan 25, 2002

The Committee claims that the motion to adjudicate lien in this case qualifies for complete preemption under section 502(a)(3) of ERISA ( 29 U.S.C. §1132 (a)(3) (1994)), which provides for a civil action to be brought “by … Clearly, the plan in this case benefited from Bishop’s lawsuit and the efforts of her attorney, just as SURS did in Taylor .

In Re Information to Discipline Certain Attorneys of Sanitary

351 Ill. 206 · Illinois Supreme Court · Dec 23, 1932

It is clearly established that respondent had Miller’s name put on the pay-roll as assistant attorney, received the check for $150 at the district office and took it to Miller, and had him endorse it in the face of Miller … It is true, resignation from an office having a tenure fixed for a specified time and until a successor is elected and qualified does not vacate the office until such successor is elected and qualified. In People v.

People v. Lerma

47 N.E.3d 985 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jan 22, 2016

According to the appellate court, the trial court here clearly failed to do this, as the reasons the trial court gave for denying the admission of Dr. … Loftus is a qualified and highly respected expert in this field.

The People v. Ficke

343 Ill. 367 · Illinois Supreme Court · Feb 18, 1931

Ficke’s guilt was clearly established by the evidence produced by the prosecution if believed by the jury, and the verdict shows that it was believed and that Ficke’s denials were not believed. … It is the statutory definition of an accessory, followed by the rule of law in this State established by the statute in regard to his conviction with or without the principal.

Jones v. Pneumo Abex LLC

2019 IL 123895 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jan 29, 2021

. ¶ 27 Under these circumstances, the appellate court clearly erred in failing to follow our decision in McClure and in distinguishing the various related appellate decisions involving civil conspiracy … The appellate court concluded that “absent a qualified expert opinion that the tumorous mice were scientific evidence of a relationship between asbestos and cancer *** Abex’s agreement to conceal information

People v. Johnson

128 Ill. 2d 253 · Illinois Supreme Court · Apr 20, 1989

The examples given in Cronic and Strickland for when ineffectiveness was established without an inquiry into prejudice were clearly instances where the defendant’s sixth amendment right to counsel was violated and such violation … At this stage of the sentencing hearing, the admissibility of evidence relating to the defendant’s criminal propensity clearly is not limited to convictions.

Jumpertz v. People

21 Ill. 375 · Illinois Supreme Court · Apr 15, 1859

Treat, J., in delivering the opinion of the court, says, “ A bare reference to the testimony which he gave and the object for which it was introduced, will clearly show there was no valid objection to it. … It can hardly be supposed that the jurors were as competent to form a correct opinion on the subject, as a witness peculiarly qualified by years of practical experience.