Case law

Agnew v. Brall

124 Ill. 312 · Illinois Supreme Court · Mar 28, 1888

'This doctrine is well stated in Town of Petersburg v. Muppin, 14 Ill. 195 , where it is said: “The power to prosecute suits in behalf of the corporation includes the power to settle the same. … What reason the members of the board may have had, or what they may have said on the subject, is of no. consequence.

People v. Yates

98 Ill. 2d 502 · Illinois Supreme Court · Oct 25, 1983

She had left it on the ironing board in the bedroom with its handle intact. The scissors used to kill Veronica were on a cabinet, and the radio had been on a table in Mrs. Yancy’s bedroom. … (People v. Free (1983), 94 Ill. 2d 378, 413-15 ; People v. Brown (1964), 30 Ill. 2d 297, 303 .)

Carpenters' Union v. Citizens Committee to Enforce the Landis Award

333 Ill. 225 · Illinois Supreme Court · Dec 20, 1928

In Doremus v. … In Wilson v.

West Chicago Street Railroad v. Buckley

200 Ill. 260 · Illinois Supreme Court · Dec 16, 1902

(Chicago and Alton Railroad Co. v. Morgan, 69 Ill. 492 ; Wilson v. King, 83 id. 232; Clevenger v. Dunaway, 84 id. 367). In Chicago and Alton Railroad Co. v. … (North Chicago Street Railroad Co. v. Hutchinson, supra; 1 Ency. of Pl. & Pr. 621, 626; Prescott v. Tufts, 4 Mass. 145 ; Brown v. Feeter, 7 Wend. 304 ; Colvin v. Peck, 62 Conn. 155 ).

Gardner v. International Harvester Co.

113 Ill. 2d 535 · Illinois Supreme Court · Oct 17, 1986

Co. v. Mosele (1977), 67 Ill. 2d 321, 329 . Stambaugh v. International Harvester Co. (1984), 102 Ill. 2d 250 , involved an action similar to the one here. … Clair County to recover for personal injuries stemming from a tractor fire that occurred in Brown County in 1975. Harvester’s motion for a change of venue was denied, and the case proceeded to trial.

Whiting v. Hagey

366 Ill. 86 · Illinois Supreme Court · Apr 16, 1937

Lloyd v. Lloyd supra; Gray v. Hemenway, supra. … Gray v. Hemenway, supra; Old Colony Trust Co. v. Jameson, 256 Mass. 179 ; Lloyd v. Lloyd, supra. In Old Colony Trust Co. v.

Zahray v. Emricson

25 Ill. 2d 121 · Illinois Supreme Court · May 25, 1962

(Smith v. Township High School Dist. 335 Ill. 346 ; Wagler v. Stoecker, 393 Ill. 560 .) … (See: Joyce v. Blankenship, 399 Ill. 136 ; Smiley v. Lenane, 363 Ill. 66 ; Smith v. Township High School Dist. 335 Ill. 346 ; 29 C.J.S., Elections, sec. 267.)

People ex rel. Strother v. Sleight

306 Ill. 319 · Illinois Supreme Court · Dec 19, 1922

Exton, 298 Ill. 119 , and People v. Moyer, id. 143 . … (People v. Clark, 298 Ill. 170 .)

Peoria Chapter, National Electrical Contractors Ass'n v. Central Illinois Light Co.

37 Ill. 2d 55 · Illinois Supreme Court · Mar 29, 1967

The situation differs from that which was before the court in Consumers Sanitary Coffee and Butter Stores v. Commerce Commission, 348 Ill. 615 , upon which the petitioner relies. … But the commission had no power to adjudicate the contractual rights between cilco and the Department (see Toledo, Peoria, and Western Railroad v. Brown, 375 Ill. 438 ; Midland Trail Bus Line Co. v.

Tompkins v. Wiltberger

56 Ill. 385 · Illinois Supreme Court · Sep 15, 1870

In the case of Cost v. … Montgomery v. Brown, 2 Gilm. 581 . The decree was so rendered that each defendant, to protect his rights, was required to pay all of the money due on the notes and mortgage.

Hernandez v. Diaz

31 Ill. 2d 393 · Illinois Supreme Court · Sep 29, 1964

Clair v. Douvas, 21 Ill. … Whiteside v. O’Connors, 162 Ill. App. 108 ; Hill v. Alexander, 321 Ill. App. 406 .

People Ex Rel. Walker v. Pate

53 Ill. 2d 485 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jan 26, 1973

In People v. … The Lake County Board of Supervisors issued a check on October 29, 1969, to cover the witness fees for Mrs.

Lasdon v. Hallihan

377 Ill. 187 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jun 13, 1941

(Semler v. Oregon State Board of Dental Examiners, 294 U. S. 608 , 79 L. ed. 1086; Rast v. Van Deman and Lewis Co. 240 id. 342, 60 L. ed. 679; Schiller Piano Co. v. Illinois Northern Utilities Co. 288 Ill. 580 .) … (Winberry v. Hallihan, 361 Ill. 121 ; Semler v. Oregon State Board of Dental Examiners, supra; People v. Peoples Stock Yards State Bank, 344 Ill. 462 .)

Holmes v. City of Harvey

324 Ill. 336 · Illinois Supreme Court · Feb 16, 1927

(Kelly v. City of Chicago, 148 Ill. 90 ; Frank v. City of Chicago, 216 id. 587.) … (Smith’s Stat. 1925, sec. 49, p. 454; Porter v. City of Chicago, 176 Ill. 605 ; City of Chicago v. Hirschl, 275 id. 60; City of Chicago v. Marsh, 250 id. 512.)

General Telephone Co. v. Johnson

103 Ill. 2d 363 · Illinois Supreme Court · Oct 3, 1984

(See Container Corp. of America v. Franchise Tax Board (1983), 463 U.S. 159, 164 , 77 L. Ed. 2d 545, 552 , 103 S. Ct. 2933, 2939 .) … Container Corp. of America v. Franchise Tax Board (1983), 463 U.S. 159, 165 , 77 L. Ed. 2d 545, 553 , 103 S.

Quartier v. Dowiat

219 Ill. 326 · Illinois Supreme Court · Dec 20, 1905

(Douglas v. Hutchinson, 183 Ill. 323 .) In Reed v. … (Reed v. Boyd, supra.)

Kessinger v. Grefco, Inc.

173 Ill. 2d 447 · Illinois Supreme Court · Oct 18, 1996

E.g., Herzog v. Lexington Township, 167 Ill. 2d 288, 296 (1995); Van Milligan v. Board of Fire & Police Commissioners, 158 Ill. 2d 85, 95 (1994); In re Owens, 125 Ill. 2d 390 (1988); Betts v. … E.g., Herzog v. Lexington Township, 167 Ill. 2d 288, 296 (1995); Van Milligan v. Board of Fire & Police Commissioners, 158 Ill. 2d 85, 95 (1994); Owens, 125 Ill. 2d at 398-99 .

State Building Venture v. O'Donnell

Illinois Supreme Court · Nov 18, 2010

In Landfill, Inc. v. … Pollution Control Board, 74 Ill. 2d 541, 552 (1978), cited by SBV, this court held that the plaintiff’s claim that the Pollution Control Board did not have statutory authority to create a certain rule was not an action against

Fay v. Fay

336 Ill. 299 · Illinois Supreme Court · Oct 19, 1929

(Boys v. Boys, 328 Ill. 47 ; Kaup v. Weathers, 302 id. 569; Dustin v. Brown, 297 id. 499; Williamson v. Carnes, 284 id. 521; Lynn v. Worthington, 266 id. 414; Reed v. Welborn, 253 id. 338; Kohtz v. … (Scofield v. Olcott, supra; Knight v. Pottgieser, 176 Ill. 368 ; Pearson v. Hanson, 230 id. 610; Carter v. Carter, 234 id. 507; Thomas v. Thomas, 247 id. 543; People v. Allen, 313 id. 156; Thomas v.

Palangio v. City of Chicago

23 Ill. 2d 570 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jan 23, 1962

(People v. Weiner, 271 Ill. 74 .) In all such cases, however, a presumption favors the validity of the ordinance, (Dorwart v. City of Jacksonville, 333 Ill. 143 ; Honeck v. … (Downey v. Grimshaw, 410 Ill. 21 .)