Case law

Pyskaty v. Oyama

204 Ill. Dec. 328 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Jun 30, 1994

Freeark’s qualifications and experience established that he was qualified to testify as an expert with respect to the standard of care in the community in reference to treatment of abscess. Defendant argued that Dr. … Furthermore, it has been established that Dr. Rosenow is qualified to testify as an expert.

City of Woodstock v. Wicks

115 Ill. App. 3d 502 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Jun 9, 1983

They note that the statute provides for review by the court and argue that this can occur only by hearing conflicting opinion testimony from qualified appraisers, supplemented by additional factual matter and challenged by … A reviewing court will not disturb a finding on the question of benefits unless it is clearly and palpably against the manifest weight of the evidence.

People v. Thomas

2024 IL App (1st) 232454-U · Appellate Court of Illinois · Mar 4, 2024

It is often established through circumstantial evidence. Id. … The court here clearly considered and rejected this suggestion, subsequently explaining that in its view any imposed condition of release (including this one) would not be complied with.

Pister v. Matrix Service Industrial Contractors

2013 IL App (4th) 120781 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Oct 15, 2013

App. 3d 688, 618 N.E.2d 1143, which held a construction employee traveling to various jobsites qualified as a “traveling employee” for purposes of the Workers’ Compensation Act (Act) (Ill. Rev. … The only potential dispute is whether Brian qualified as an employee before he reached the jobsite.

People v. Saleh

2020 IL App (1st) 172979 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Sep 30, 2020

In addition, photos taken of her “clearly” showed her injury, while no injury was noted on defendant. … “Such decisions enjoy a strong presumption that they reflect sound trial strategy, rather than incompetence [citation], and are, therefore, generally immune from claims of ineffective assistance of counsel.”

People v. Curtis

262 Ill. App. 3d 876 · Appellate Court of Illinois · May 19, 1994

The prosecutor qualified his comment by explaining to the jury that the array was "pretty good” because the facial features and hairstyles of each of the other men included in the array were "somewhat similar.” … The trial judge declined to use the term "conduct” because "what the State intends to bring out is clearly an offense and in fact it is a charged offense.”

McCleary v. Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

2015 IL App (1st) 141287 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Mar 23, 2015

conditions, and the company's financial goals were met, a bonus pool would be established, and he would receive a bonus. … If, after working for at least three months, he left defendant's employ under certain qualifying circumstances, he would remain eligible for a pro-rata bonus from a later established bonus pool.

In re Marriage of Dalzell

2025 IL App (2d) 240658-U · Appellate Court of Illinois · Nov 17, 2025

Along with Tramuta’s deposition, the evidence at trial established the following facts. … clearly obligate petitioner to reimburse respondent.

Qualkinbush v. Skubisz

357 Ill. App. 3d 594 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Mar 31, 2005

However, when read in context, the legislative concerns are clearly related to in-booth voting as established by the very language of the comments. … Thus, clearly the election authority was not at fault.

In Re Marriage of Clabault

249 Ill. App. 3d 641 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Jul 1, 1993

In the case at bar, those factors are clearly outweighed by the need to give the parties sufficient income upon which to rebuild their lives. … Stat. 1991, ch. 40, par. 505) establish a beginning point for analysis. In re Marriage of Scafuri, 203 Ill. App. 3d at 391 .

People v. Williams

2026 IL App (5th) 230413-U · Appellate Court of Illinois · Jan 30, 2026

¶ 16 Breneisha was subpoenaed by the State and was granted use immunity for her testimony. … As plain error is not established, we affirm. ¶ 46 B.

People v. Cross

451 Ill. Dec. 995 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Oct 21, 2021

We note that only a small portion of the days in question so attributed to defendant would qualify as “retroactive.” … Instead, the statements were made in a music video, which clearly required significant planning and effort.

Beninato v. Human Rights Commission

2021 IL App (1st) 201125-U · Appellate Court of Illinois · Oct 12, 2021

She alleged that she was qualified for the position, and Estèe Lauder hired a less qualified applicant, who was significantly younger than her for the position. … An administrative agency’s factual determinations are against the manifest weight of the evidence only if the opposite conclusion is clearly apparent. Cook County Sheriff’s Office, 2016 IL App (1st) 150718, ¶ 28.

Stuckey v. Renaissance at Midway

2015 IL App (1st) 143111 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Jan 5, 2016

Renaissance therefore asked the circuit court to deny plaintiff's motion to compel, as the "applicable statutes and relevant Illinois case law clearly establish that Defendant cannot produce information or documentation … We conclude that they clearly do.

State Bank of Countryside v. City of Chicago

287 Ill. App. 3d 904 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Apr 15, 1997

The parties further stipulated that John Barrett was qualified to render an expert opinion as a land developer and general contractor, Terrance O’Brien was qualified to render an expert opinion as a real estate appraiser, … Anthony McNamara was qualified to render an expert opinion as a registered professional engineer, and Stephen E.

Merchants Loan & Trust Co. v. Ummach

228 Ill. App. 67 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Feb 16, 1923

Under the law the offered evidence was clearly inadmissible and the court properly excluded it. … In order to establish the right of plaintiff to maintain this action, it would not be sufficient to establish merely the fact that it might benefit by the performance of the contract as between Edwards and Ummach.

Chicago City Railway Co. v. Leach

80 Ill. App. 354 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Mar 14, 1899

If appellee has fairly established by the evidence that Golden (though not an incompetent gripman) so negligently managed the train, of which he was the gripman, as to causa the injury complained of, that appellee was in … But the abuse of discretion vested in the trial judge can not be clearly seen to have been so harmful in this case as to call for us to reverse the judgment on that account. W. C. St. R. R. Co. v. Annis, 165 Ill. 475 .

Chicago Police Sergeants' Assocation Policemen's Benevolent &Protective Assocation v. Pallohusky

2017 IL App (1st) 162822 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Sep 11, 2017

Article 5 establishes a “[w]idow’s [a]nnuity” for the surviving spouses of police officers who retire or die while in service. 40 ILCS 5/5-134 (West 2014). … Through use of the disjunctive “or,” subsection (a) of that section establishes two independent exemptions: the first for an interest in a “retirement plan” if it “is intended in good faith to qualify as a retirement plan

Howell v. Edelen

66 Ill. App. 3d 437 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Oct 31, 1978

To qualify for the tax deed under section 266, a tax purchaser or his assignee must serve notices as provided in sections 263 and 266 of the Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1965, ch. 120, par. 744, 747). … Petitioners contend fraud was established in the present case since the tax deed was issued upon false testimony and a lack of due diligence.

Drayson v. Wolff

277 Ill. App. 3d 975 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Feb 5, 1996

The language of the deed clearly indicates that the parties intended the right of repurchase to be binding on every grantee until the year 2019. … Grantor and the owner of the Property ('Owner’) shall each select a qualified real estate appraiser and the two appraisers thus selected shall choose another qualified real estate appraiser.