Case law

People v. Clifton

342 Ill. App. 3d 696 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Aug 4, 2003

Detective Richardson clearly qualifies as an expert. He testified at trial that he had been a Chicago police officer for 27 years and a gang specialist for 18. … Accordingly, consistent with established precedent, we believe that Richardson’s evidence qualified as expert testimony.

Doellman v. Warner & Swasey Co.

147 Ill. App. 3d 842 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Sep 23, 1986

The injury referenced in the above passage is clearly that incurred by plaintiff. … Although not sued in tort, appellee herein clearly qualified as a party potentially “liable in tort” for Christopher’s death. (See Doyle v. Rhodes (1984), 101 Ill. 2d 1 , 461 N.E.2d 382 .)

Vestrup v. Du Page County Election Commission

335 Ill. App. 3d 156 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Oct 31, 2002

that, where a word or phrase is used in different sections of the same legislative act, a court presumes that the word or phrase is used with the same meaning throughout the act, unless a contrary legislative intent is clearly … However, in our view this use of “territorial area” merely was to underscore the necessity that the entire district or political subdivision voted as a unit in the last election for a party to qualify for the status of established

Russ v. Pension Consultants Co.

182 Ill. App. 3d 769 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Apr 25, 1989

which would be used by the defendant to establish the plans. … App. 3d 746 , 498 N.E.2d 575 , in which the court, relying on Wheeler, held that Federal securities statutes which were national in scope established a clearly mandated public policy of this State and supported a cause of

Gord Industrial Plastics, Inc. v. Aubrey Manufacturing, Inc.

103 Ill. App. 3d 380 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Jan 29, 1982

Plaintiff clearly did not offer a compromise. The only concession was defendant’s. … ) Conduct by both parties which recognizes the existence of a contract is sufficient to establish a contract for sale although the writings of the parties do not otherwise establish a contract.

Norris v. National Union Fire Insurance

368 Ill. App. 3d 576 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Oct 17, 2006

While the majority recognized Jones had clearly marked an X in the space for rejecting uninsured motorist coverage, it concluded Jones could not make an informed choice to accept or reject since the offer was not made in … It happened in Stallman where the court decided to reconsider the parent-child tort immunity rule. Stallman, 152 Ill. App. 3d at 689 .

Harris v. Adler School of Professional Psychology

309 Ill. App. 3d 856 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Dec 15, 1999

App. 3d 125, 134 , 645 N.E.2d 536 (1994) (courts are ill-equipped to run private colleges and universities, which must be accorded a generous measure of independence and autonomy with respect to the establishment, maintenance … The provision pursuant to this act clearly is merely a reference to the applicability of an already existing law.

Busch v. Bates

Appellate Court of Illinois · Jul 25, 2001

The defendants moved for summary judgment on May 8, 1999, and again asserted the defense of sovereign immunity. … Illinois State Police Directive PER-30, 92-51, established an internal investigative procedure within the Illinois State Police concerning complaint and disciplinary investigations.

Kirwan v. Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Fire Protection District

285 Ill. Dec. 380 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Jun 24, 2004

On March 7, 2001, decedent experienced an allergic reaction to walnuts while at Bar Louie, an establishment in Riverwoods. At 9:26 p.m. a 9-1-1 call was placed. … Taking plaintiffs well-pleaded facts as true, we cannot say that it clearly appears that plaintiff would not be entitled to relief under any set of facts.

Shoreline Towers Condominium Association v. Gassman

404 Ill. App. 3d 1013 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Sep 30, 2010

not in furtherance of acts immunized from, liability by this Act.” 735 ILCS 110/20(c) (West 2008). … We disagree, as the Act does not require a lawsuit be filed while protected conduct is ongoing in order to qualify as a SLAPP suit.

People v. Bradley

172 Ill. App. 3d 545 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Jul 21, 1988

Under these precedents the trial court was correct in qualifying Pat Hancox as an expert for the limited purposes delineated by the court. … She clearly had knowledge and training beyond that of the average citizen in regard to cases of child abuse.

People v. Trice

2017 IL App (1st) 152090 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Jul 14, 2017

In establishing the first prong, a defendant must overcome the presumption that counsel’s conduct was the result of trial strategy and thus generally immune from an ineffectiveness claim. … This case, however, does not qualify for disposition by opinion because it does not establish a new rule of law; does not modify, explain, or criticize an existing rule of law; and does not resolve, create,

American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees v. Schwartz

343 Ill. App. 3d 553 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Sep 26, 2003

of anti-injunction statutes established in Aluminum Workers International Union v. … The Plaintiff Has a Likelihood of Success on the Merits In the context of an order restraining employer conduct in aid of arbitration, a plaintiff, in order to establish a likelihood of success on the merits, “need only establish

In re A.M.

2025 IL App (1st) 242325 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Sep 24, 2025

While “[t]he ICWA does not define ‘qualified expert witness’ ” (In re D.D. Jr., 385 Ill. … This is improper and clearly not compliant with the ICWA’s regulations.

Swain v. County of Winnebago

111 Ill. App. 2d 458 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Aug 19, 1969

The court further stated that all of the cases which were called to its attention clearly held that increased business competition provides no standing to complain of a zoning change, and at page 397 it cited a number of … Kerner, 19 Ill2d 506, 167 NE2d 555 (1960), at pages 511 and 512, the court stated: “Paragraph 25-2 of the Election Code clearly states that every elective office shall become vacant before the expiration of the term of such

People v. Fernandez

2014 IL App (1st) 120508 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Sep 26, 2014

In this case, to establish that defendant’s federal conviction qualified under the Act, the State directed the court to look to defendant’s plea declaration in his 1999 federal case, in which he admitted to … We will not overrule the legislature’s sentencing mandates, unless the penalty is clearly in excess of the general constitutional limitations.

Oasis, Midwest Center for Human Potential v. Rosewell

55 Ill. App. 3d 851 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Nov 29, 1977

It was established that during the relevant time period approximately 2,000-6,000 individuals attended Oasis’ programs. … Plaintiffs must clearly show that the specific property for which exemption is sought is within the contemplation of the law. Rotary International v. Paschen (1958), 14 Ill. 2d 480 , 153 N.E.2d 4 .

Steinmetz v. Board of Trustees of Community College District No. 529

68 Ill. App. 3d 83 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Dec 22, 1978

Section 3 — 32 of that Act empowers the Board “to establish tenure policies for the employment of teachers and administrative personnel, and cause for removal.” … The Community College Act authorized the Board to “establish tenure policies.” This grant of authority is a very broad one.

Cirilo's, Inc. v. Gleeson, Sklar & Sawyers

154 Ill. App. 3d 494 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Mar 25, 1987

In Doyle, a third-party defendant claimed that he was not “subject to liability in tort” because he was statutorily immune to tort claims by the initial plaintiff, his employee. … Reed-Prentice Division Package Machinery Co. (1977), 70 Ill. 2d 1 , 374 N.E.2d 437 , which established the right of contribution among tortfeasors in Illinois.

Petryshyn v. Slotky

387 Ill. App. 3d 1112 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Jul 29, 2008

275, 283 , 885 N.E.2d 1120, 1130 (2008) (where the First District, using the abuse-of-discretion standard, reversed the trial court’s order for a new trial in a medical-malpractice case). “ ‘ “Abuse of discretion” means clearly … Furthermore, it was established that the allegations of negligence were well within the testifying doctors’ knowledge and experience.