Case law

King v. City of Chicago

324 Ill. App. 3d 856 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Aug 16, 2001

ANALYSIS On appeal, King contends the trial court erred in ruling that the CHAPD and Hixon were immune from liability under the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act (Tort Immunity Act) (745 ILCS … The trial court found the CHAPD and Hixon were immune from liability for Hixon’s statements under the Tort Immunity Act. 745 ILCS 10/1 — 101 et seq.

Sorenson v. Fio Rito

90 Ill. App. 3d 368 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Nov 6, 1980

The defendant failed to establish that this conclusion was unreasonable. We therefore conclude that the damages assessed were proper. … We believe the record clearly contains evidence as to the reasonableness of the efforts of the plaintiff. Mr.

People v. Beck

2017 IL App (4th) 160654 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Feb 5, 2018

Id. ¶ 76 Berkemer involves circumstances where the defendant was “formally” arrested and questioned after having clearly been taken into custody by police. … Cir. 1923), (2) Wetstein was not qualified to offer expert opinion testimony on retrograde extrapolation, and (3) the State failed to establish a sufficient foundation for the admission of retrograde

Russo v. Corey Steel Co.

2018 IL App (1st) 180467 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Jun 28, 2019

Coe was not qualified to offer an Markiewicz, 233 Ill. … Plaintiff’s counsel then stated the video is clearly not a video. This is a time lapse—there are shots taken out. It’s like a picture, a lapse, picture, a lapse, picture.”

In re Estate of Snodgrass

Appellate Court of Illinois · Feb 7, 2003

If the legislature intended the statute to mean what respondent argues it means, the legislature could have easily said so by inserting a single but highly significant qualifying word: "paternal." … On its face, section 2-4(d)(1) does not "clearly require" us to hold that petitioners have no right of heirship from decedent.

People v. Godbout

42 Ill. App. 3d 1001 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Oct 12, 1976

And the record clearly shows that the trial court afforded defendant a fair and adequate opportunity to present any additional testimony. … The defendant complains that the trial court prevented him a proper opportunity to qualify his expert witness before the jury. We agree.

Egidi v. Town of Libertyville

251 Ill. App. 3d 224 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Sep 29, 1993

We further concluded that the asserted easements would give the Township the level of control envisioned by the Act as necessary to qualify a less than fee interest as open land. … A clearly defined servient estate distinguishes Beloit from the instant case.

Illinois Development Finance Authority v. Bean

138 Ill. App. 3d 401 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Nov 12, 1985

The principles governing the granting or denying of a motion for summary judgment are well established. … The financing of public utility projects clearly would not serve the Act’s stated purpose of providing employment in Illinois.

Snedden v. Lavenka

92 Ill. App. 3d 979 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Jan 27, 1981

After qualifying Alroth, defense counsel intended to ask him whether he could determine the speed of Snedden’s Honda relative to that of Lavenka’s Cadillac. … For a verdict to be against the manifest weight of the evidence, it must be clearly and palpably against the weight of the evidence or an opposite conclusion must be clearly apparent. (Rankin v. Hojka (1976), 42 Ill.

Pratt-Holdampf v. Trinity Medical Center

338 Ill. App. 3d 1079 · Appellate Court of Illinois · May 12, 2003

In Illinois, it is well established that only persons duly admitted to practice law in this state may appear on behalf of other persons. Leonard v. Walsh, 73 Ill. … App. 3d 543 , 481 N.E.2d 25 (1985), establishes an express exception to the nullity rule.

Snelson v. Kamm

319 Ill. App. 3d 116 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Feb 28, 2001

Even assuming McCallum qualified as a medical expert, her vague assertions that failure to follow steps in the nursing process “increases the likelihood” of an unfavorable outcome was insufficient to establish proximate causation … By indiscriminately modifying that instruction, the Smith court acted as a de facto IPI committee, which it clearly should not have done.

Provena Covenant Medical Center v. Department of Revenue

Appellate Court of Illinois · Aug 26, 2008

Clearly, not-for-profit status alone does not confer an - 12 - exemption under section 15-65(a). … It seems to us that confining the gift to the establishment of the hospital would make the gift dubious.

Miller v. Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago

Appellate Court of Illinois · Jun 22, 2007

To establish title by adverse possession as provided by section 13-101 of the Limitations -2- No. 1-06-1230 Act, the party must possess the disputed land for 20 years. … App. 3d 750 (1990) (holding that parking lot did not fall qualify as a "public use" as defined by Brown.

Taake v. WHGK, INC.

228 Ill. App. 3d 692 · Appellate Court of Illinois · May 7, 1992

In the instant case, as in Voyles, sufficient foundation was established to qualify Dawson as an expert on the job duties and responsibilities of an on-site observer. … Furthermore, the evidence clearly shows that Belleville Area College had no input into the construction of the welding shop or the placement of the air purifiers.

In Re Brianna B.

334 Ill. App. 3d 651 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Oct 16, 2002

The doctors recommended flu shots for all persons around Brianna B. because of her compromised immune system. … While we do not know on what bases the trial court made its ruling, "we may affirm the trial court's decision on any basis established by the record."

In re Atul R.

Appellate Court of Illinois · Jun 13, 2008

Patibandla opined that the potential benefits of the proposed medications clearly outweighed the potential harm if respondent did not receive them. … In the absence of any restrictive language in the statute, we believe respondent's criminal defense attorney qualifies as a party to whom notice is due.

Stone Street Partners, LLC v. The City of Chicago Department of Administrative Hearings

12 N.E.3d 691 · Appellate Court of Illinois · May 20, 2014

Nonetheless, the 1999 order mentions nothing about default, and it was clearly entered after some sort of adjudication on the merits. … The City moved to dismiss the both because it was as time-barred and because section 2- 107 of the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act immunizes it from liability for libel and slander.

Johnson v. St. Bernard Hospital

79 Ill. App. 3d 709 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Dec 20, 1979

On January 18, 1978, plaintiff’s qualified medical expert, Dr. Farag Loutfy, gave his discovery deposition. Dr. … Loutfy established that the hospital had a duty to assist Dr.

Faith Builders Church v. Department of Revenue

Appellate Court of Illinois · Feb 7, 2008

It is beyond dispute that, under the case law, religious instruction qualifies as a religious purpose. Evangelical Teacher Training Ass'n, 118 Ill. … First, does the property "contain[] a school *** offer[ing] an established, commonly accepted program of academic instruction"?

Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois v. Illinois Labor Relations Board

Appellate Court of Illinois · Sep 26, 2005

This is a fact-specific undertaking, for which the Board is "eminently qualified." See Central City , 149 Ill. 2d at 523 , 599 N.E.2d at 905 . … Such a determination was not "clearly erroneous" and should be affirmed.