Case law

Grennan v. Sheldon

401 Ill. 351 · Illinois Supreme Court · Sep 24, 1948

order, on motions previously filed by original petitioners, finding (1) that all petitions other than those of the original petitioners were not filed in apt time, (2) that none of them contained the required number of qualified … Clearly the act could not stand in the absence of those two paragraphs, which prescribe requirements for the establishment of organized hospital authorities.

Bolnick v. Industrial Commission

81 Ill. 2d 22 · Illinois Supreme Court · May 22, 1980

Prior decisions of this court have, however, adopted the “dual capacity” doctrine as to corporate executives and clearly establish that one who is sole stockholder, president and director of a corporation may still be considered … It is far more logical and consistent with the purpose of the Workmen’s Compensation Act to compute his compensation for the injury on the basis of the employment which qualified him for coverage under the Act, without which

Starck v. Chicago & North Western Railway Co.

4 Ill. 2d 611 · Illinois Supreme Court · Dec 20, 1954

It suffices that the initial selection of jurors was made in conformity with the Jury Commissioners Act and that the particular assignment of qualified jurors to the municipal court was nondiscriminatory. … Whether a place which is rendered temporarily unsafe by active negligence is within the rule, is a question which has not been clearly resolved. (Compare McGivern v.

Haage v. Zavala

451 Ill. Dec. 373 · Illinois Supreme Court · Sep 23, 2021

The trial courts found that without these two requirements, “a covered entity no longer has a valid HIPAA qualified protective order to allow disclosure of PHI. … It was clearly not the intent of Congress that a QPO would be unavailable whenever an alleged tortfeasor was insured by a liability insurer.

People Ex Rel. Polivka v. Padley

340 Ill. 314 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jun 20, 1930

The village officers acting for each such village are hereby declared to be the duly constituted authority thereof and such officers shall hereafter be elected and qualified in the same manner and have the powers and discharge … The pleadings show that the village of McCook comes clearly within the provisions of the validating act of May 5, 1927.

People v. Valdez

2016 IL 119860 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jan 26, 2017

This advice was clearly incorrect, according to the Supreme Court. In fact, Padilla’s drug conviction subjected him to mandatory deportation from the country. … Padilla, 559 U.S. at 368-69.2 Consequently, where the face of 1 The appellate court held defendant’s conviction did not qualify as an aggravated felony under the federal immigration statutes

The People v. Sims

382 Ill. 472 · Illinois Supreme Court · Mar 18, 1943

It is a rule, however, long established in this State, that proceedings of a court of general jurisdiction will be presumed to be regular unless the contrary is shown. … This is clearly the intent of the'General Assembly. The purpose of such evidence is to show such mental condition.

People v. Wills

71 Ill. 2d 138 · Illinois Supreme Court · Mar 23, 1978

On May 16, 1974, Casper, under a grant of immunity, detailed what had happened for the grand jury. … and succeeded them. “ ‘A charge of perjury may not be sustained by the device of lifting a statement of the accused out of its immediate context *** thus giving it a meaning wholly different than that which its context clearly

Gunning v. People

189 Ill. 165 · Illinois Supreme Court · Feb 20, 1901

Gunning was the duly elected and qualified assessor of said town of South Chicago, and while acting as such officer, on, to-wit, etc., unlawfully and corruptly did propose to receive-a bribe to influence his official action … A mere statement of the question would seem to imply a negative answer, if established rules of law governing the subject are to be regarded.

Hooker v. Illinois State Board of Elections

2016 IL 121077 · Illinois Supreme Court · Dec 1, 2016

Redistricting is clearly such an issue. Those elected have an incentive to draw maps that will help them remain in office. … The standards guiding our consideration of these arguments are well established.

Hirschfield v. Barrett

40 Ill. 2d 224 · Illinois Supreme Court · May 29, 1968

Cook County outside Chicago; that no political party nominated a candidate by party convention for the vacancy claimed by plaintiffs to require filling; that eight of the plaintiffs in this action were duly registered and qualified … That this result was contemplated by the drafters of the Judicial Article appears clearly from the fact that section 8 established a minimum number of 12 associate judges from the area concerned rather than adopting as an

Preston Utilities Corp. v. Illinois Commerce Commission

39 Ill. 2d 457 · Illinois Supreme Court · Mar 28, 1968

And the express reservations that nothing in its orders “should be construed as evidence or a finding of the original cost or fair value * * * in any rate proceeding” clearly indicate that distinction. … The burden of establishing original cost was upon the utility, not upon the Commission.

People v. Zwart

151 Ill. 2d 37 · Illinois Supreme Court · Sep 24, 1992

FACTS The testimony introduced at the defendant’s trial established the following facts. The defendant, a 60-year-old man, knew the victim’s mother, Maria. … A reviewing court may overturn a trial court’s determination only when the record clearly demonstrates that the court abused its discretion. (People v. Franklin (1990), 135 Ill. 2d 78, 96 ; People v.

Smithberg v. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund

192 Ill. 2d 291 · Illinois Supreme Court · Aug 10, 2000

Nancy answered and filed a counter-complaint for declaratory judgment, seeking to establish her right to the death benefit. … She could hardly argue otherwise, as that proposition has been so firmly established in this state over the years as to be beyond dispute.

The PEOPLE v. Sullivan

46 Ill. 2d 399 · Illinois Supreme Court · Oct 7, 1970

But the circumstances here do not reasonably establish intent to use the hunting knives against another. … He may not, in my opinion, continue, with immunity from further penalty, to do the very things which caused his arrest in the first place.

In Re Zisook

88 Ill. 2d 321 · Illinois Supreme Court · Dec 4, 1981

It need only be established that the answer is likely to incriminate the witness. … Although a professional corporation may have been established primarily for tax benefits, these aspects clearly demonstrate that the corporateness of the professional corporation is genuine.

In Re Estate of Feinberg

235 Ill. 2d 256 · Illinois Supreme Court · Sep 24, 2009

This tension is clearly demonstrated by the three opinions of the appellate court. … Similarly, under the Trusts and Trustees Act, "[a] person establishing a trust may specify in the instrument the rights, powers, duties, limitations and immunities applicable to the trustee, beneficiary and others and those

The People v. Lawson

331 Ill. 380 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jun 23, 1928

To establish his defense Lawson relied on the testimony of himself and of Mann, who pleaded guilty. … The State’s attorney was called as a witness and denied that he had promised immunity to Thomas Dabney in consideration of his testifying for the People.

Chatkin v. University of Illinois

411 Ill. 105 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jan 24, 1952

be scientific, logical or consistent if it is reasonably adapted to secure the purpose for which it is intended and is not purely arbitrary. * * * It [classification] cannot be disturbed by the courts unless they can see clearly … The classification adopted herein, on the basis of whether an examination was taken in qualifying as a public accountant, is reasonably related to the legislative purpose and predicated upon real differences, recognized as

Board of Education of School District No. 131 v. State Board of Education

99 Ill. 2d 111 · Illinois Supreme Court · Dec 1, 1983

In the opinion of the Board of Education you are not qualified to teach. 7. In the opinion of the Board of Education your dismissal is in the best interests of the School.” … This court established the test for reviewing teacher misconduct by stating: “The board’s findings are not, of course, immune from judicial review.