Case law

People v. Nitz

143 Ill. 2d 82 · Illinois Supreme Court · Mar 28, 1991

That clearly is not the case here. All of the State’s witnesses stated that they were estimating times to the best of their ability. … Throughout the trial, the State attempted to establish that defendant killed the victim because the victim was a homosexual.

Rich v. Principal Life Insurance

226 Ill. 2d 359 · Illinois Supreme Court · Sep 20, 2007

A contract term may be unambiguous because it has acquired an established legal meaning. Schnackenberg, 88 Ill. 2d at 5 . “Accidental bodily injury” refers to an unforeseen or unexpected bodily injury. See Yates v. … Coe, clearly negates plaintiffs contention. Throughout his comprehensive report, Dr. Coe refers only to one injury— plaintiffs wrist injury incurred in a work accident on January 19, 1999. According to Dr.

Bartlow v. Costigan

2014 IL 115152 · Illinois Supreme Court · May 27, 2014

; (2) the service performed by the individual is outside the usual course of services performed by the contractor; and (3) the individual is engaged in an independently established … As our appellate court has repeatedly recognized, a reviewing court is “entitled to have issues clearly defined with pertinent authority cited and cohesive arguments presented.”

Arvia v. Madigan

Illinois Supreme Court · Apr 15, 2004

Thus, plaintiff’s complaint for declaratory judgment does not qualify as a “relitigation” of the same case. … This presumption means that we must uphold the statute’s validity if reasonably possible, and that plaintiff, as the party challenging the statute, must bear the burden of clearly establishing the statute’s constitutional

People v. Madej

177 Ill. 2d 116 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jun 19, 1997

The trial judge noted: "I believe that those factors [rendering defendant death eligible] have been clearly established in overwhelming nature by the State’s evidence ***.” … Haywood, 82 Ill. 2d 540, 543-44 (1980)), which are generally immune from claims of ineffective assistance of counsel (People v. Guest, 166 Ill. 2d 381, 394 (1995); see also People v.

In Re Thomas

356 Ill. Dec. 769 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jan 20, 2012

Although the bankruptcy court reached the opposite result, concluding that respondent lied about the date, we cannot say that its conclusion is clearly evident. … Rather, it admits qualified individuals to practice.

Bremer v. The City of Rockford

2016 IL 119889 · Illinois Supreme Court · Apr 7, 2017

legislature had intended the award of an occupational disease disability pension to satisfy the “catastrophic injury” requirement in section 10(a) of the Benefits Act, it would have expressed that intent clearly … by the line-of-duty disability provision in section 4-110 sufficient to qualify for section 10 benefits.

People v. Holt

2014 IL 116989 · Illinois Supreme Court · Dec 29, 2014

He found her responses in the competency screening test were “overly personal” and he noted “she was unable to establish and maintain objective distance.” … Therein, counsel suggested, pursuant to section 104-13(e) of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 (Code) (725 ILCS 5/104-13(e) (West 2010)), that defendant was “entitled to” the appointment of a qualified

Bremer v. The City of Rockford

2016 IL 119889 · Illinois Supreme Court · Dec 30, 2016

legislature had intended the award of an occupational disease disability pension to satisfy the “catastrophic injury” requirement in section 10(a) of the Benefits Act, it would have expressed that intent clearly … by the line-of-duty disability provision in section 4-110 sufficient to qualify for section 10 benefits.

Owens v. Green

400 Ill. 380 · Illinois Supreme Court · May 20, 1948

housing of State office facilities is nothing more or less than a State house and that, in any event, the quoted constitutional provision “should not be given such a narrow construction as to nullify the intent and purpose clearly … Ratification is as effective in establishing the duties, rights and liabilities of an agency as if the acts ratified had been fully authorized in the first instance. (Larsen v. Thuringia American Ins.

People v. Smart

2025 IL 130127 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jun 5, 2025

404 and hold that propensity evidence—“[e]vidence of other crimes, wrongs, or acts *** to prove the character of a person in order to show action in conformity therewith”—is not admissible unless it qualifies … of the trial court’s admission of highly prejudicial other-crimes evidence); Manning, 182 Ill. 2d at 213-14 (reversing and remanding for a new trial where the highly prejudicial evidence of prior bad acts clearly

In re Marriage of Heroy

89 N.E.3d 296 · Illinois Supreme Court · Mar 23, 2017

To say that the court should not consider the statutory factors is clearly contrary to the plain language of the statute. … The record indicates that she investigated selling her business, that she made an inquiry with a hiring agency regarding librarian positions and was told that she was not qualified, and that she received

People v. Williams

Illinois Supreme Court · May 31, 1996

discussion in Williams could be construed as eliminating the first part of the Montgomery test, leaving as eligible grounds for impeachment only convictions for offenses that involve dishonesty or false statement and that thus qualify … This then is clearly a case in which the defendant was unable to appropriately manage the loss of his exclusive relationship with Michelle.

Employers Insurance v. Ehlco Liquidating Trust

186 Ill. 2d 127 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jan 22, 1999

To accept it would be to contradict long established law governing the insurers’ duty to defend and the consequences of breaching that duty. … In support, Wausau briefly mentions its defense of late notice of an occurrence in the Wyoming action, but offers no argument as to how this defense qualifies as bona fide.

People v. Bailey

167 Ill. 2d 210 · Illinois Supreme Court · Oct 19, 1995

Moreover, we conclude that Bailey lacks standing to raise a facial challenge to the statute because the statute does not implicate first amendment rights and because Bailey’s conduct clearly falls within the proscription … The evidence at trial established that Coyne threatened Michalski by stating that he was going to "blow” her and her children away.

Antonicelli v. Rodriguez

104 N.E.3d 1211 · Illinois Supreme Court · Feb 16, 2018

Nonsettling defendants may offer proof that the settling parties engaged in wrongful conduct, collusion, or fraud to establish an absence of good faith. Babb, 162 Ill. 2d at 162. … claiming that he was excluded from liability as a matter of law pursuant to the Illinois Joint Tortfeasor Contribution Act, which provides that a joint tortfeasor who settles in good faith with a plaintiff is immune

First National Bank v. Bryn Mawr Beach Building Corp.

365 Ill. 409 · Illinois Supreme Court · Feb 12, 1937

The chancellor personally investigated and heard evidence as to the qualifications of the trust managers and pronounced them qualified. No evidence appeared to the contrary. … Their agreement as to the price to be paid at the foreclosure sale, if there was such an agreement, was clearly within their contractual rights.

Milwaukee Safeguard Insurance v. Selcke

179 Ill. 2d 94 · Illinois Supreme Court · Oct 23, 1997

Defendants point out that many foreign companies have formed Illinois subsidiaries which qualify for the tax exemption afforded to domestic companies. … I would therefore conclude that no equal protection violation has been established by plaintiffs. As noted above, plaintiffs rely on Ward in their attempt to establish a uniformity clause violation.

Skinner v. Reed-Prentice Division Package MacHinery Co.

70 Ill. 2d 1 · Illinois Supreme Court · Mar 1, 1978

Lehon, 343 Ill. 602 , 175 N.E. 832 , the court has not qualified the statement that there is no right of contribution among tortfeasors. (See John Griffiths & Son Co. v. … I would state clearly that it is being retained. UNDERWOOD, Justice, dissenting: I agree with much of what the Chief Justice and Mr.

District 141, International Ass'n of MacHinists & Aerospace Workers v. Industrial Commission

79 Ill. 2d 544 · Illinois Supreme Court · Apr 18, 1980

Clearly the language of the Act is permissive in allowing the claimant to file a claim in any of the three forums mentioned. … However, rational boundaries must be defined to establish the limits of compensable recovery.