Case law

Kaull v. Kaull

26 N.E.3d 361 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Dec 22, 2014

Prior to her death, Barbara established the Barbara B. … Here, the trial court clearly had subject matter jurisdiction.

Howard v. Zack Co.

202 Ill. Dec. 447 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Jun 30, 1994

Approved vendors were vendors who met certain criteria established by title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations. … The court further found that Zack knew that plaintiffs were not qualified to be quality assurance personnel and that ultimately plaintiffs became "foils and scapegoats” for Zack.

Central Republic Trust Co. ex rel. Reconstruction Finance Corp. v. Evans

307 Ill. App. 605 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Dec 30, 1940

appointed in the manner hereinafter provided, establishing the amount of such losses. … The said promises, so far as the bank was concerned, would be clearly against public policy and void (see Knass case, supra). .

Kolodziejzak v. Melvin Simon & Associates

292 Ill. App. 3d 490 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Sep 23, 1997

One such procedure established that garbage was to be taken out a glass side door one hour before closing, rather than taken out the back door after dark. … Thus, defendant clearly retained control of the security operations on its premises even though such services were provided by an outside security firm.

People v. Howe

21 N.E.3d 775 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Nov 24, 2014

Witherspoon was unable to diagnose defendant with a mental disorder that would qualify under the Act. … -9-  Clearly, the undisclosed evidence was favorable to defendant because it could be used as impeachment since Riffey’s written statement does not allege

Lam v. City of Chicago

2026 IL App (1st) 240052-U · Appellate Court of Illinois · Mar 31, 2026

¶5 At the time of the pursuit, the Chicago Police Department had issued General Order G03- 03-01, (the General Order), which states that it “establishes procedures, responsibilities, and restrictions for all sworn … The court commented that the “plain language” of the statute “clearly states -9- 1-24-0052 negligence, and it doesn’t state willful and wanton.”

People v. Owens

2025 IL App (1st) 240667-U · Appellate Court of Illinois · Nov 14, 2025

In response, the State argued that the evidence “very clearly” establishes that defendant and an unknown co-offender were the initial aggressors and Beam acted in self defense, so the motion should be denied outright … The video clearly shows the men working in concert to restrain Beam.

People v. Sneed

210 Ill. Dec. 887 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Aug 4, 1995

We cannot clearly adduce from that statement that Dwayne was referring to defendant. … Defendant next claims that his counsel should have called codefendant Tony Sneed’s alibi witnesses to establish that defendant could not be accountable for Tony’s act since Tony could not have committed the acts.

People v. Hill

97 Ill. App. 2d 385 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Jun 18, 1968

If the trial court found these statements and they would qualify for impeachment purposes, the defendant was to receive a new trial. … Defense witnesses had not established by their preliminary testimony that the decedent committed an act of aggression upon the defendant.

People v. Chapple

291 Ill. App. 3d 574 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Aug 14, 1997

There is no support in the record for defendant’s bare assertion the trial judge "would be clearly biased against him in view of the fact that a guilty plea seemed imminent but was aborted at the last minute.” … Moreover, defendant has not established the outcome of the trial would have been different had a new judge been assigned the case.

People v. Israel

181 Ill. App. 3d 851 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Apr 21, 1989

In arguing that the State failed to establish that Dr. … The record clearly indicates that defendant in fact accepted Dr. Burgess as an expert witness to testify regarding victim impact, and no objection was voiced when she rendered her opinion.

Bohne v. LaSalle National Bank

Appellate Court of Illinois · Mar 30, 2010

A decision is against the manifest weight of the evidence where "all reasonable people would find the opposite conclusion is clearly apparent" (City of Chicago v. Old Colony Partners, L.P., 364 Ill. … App. 3d 968, 975 (1993) ("Defendants waived the issue of the application of the Tort Immunity Act for this appeal by failing to raise it in the trial court"). 3.

People v. Jackson

2021 IL App (1st) 190263 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Mar 25, 2021

“Unless the petitioner’s allegations are affirmatively refuted by the record, they are taken as true, and the question is whether those allegations establish or ‘show’ a constitutional violation.” … The record should clearly reflect her efforts to obtain the clothing, the jail inventory sheet, and any arrest photos and her efforts to document what was, and was not, available to trial counsel at the

People v. Miles

2025 IL App (5th) 230650-U · Appellate Court of Illinois · Jul 16, 2025

He argues that the precise height of the vehicle was not clearly established and that the quality of the video from Griffet’s dash cam was not high enough to allow jurors to compare the height of the man and the vehicle … ¶ 68 While we agree that the evidence did not clearly establish the exact height of the vehicle, the testimony concerning the vehicle height and the footage showing the man in black clothing approaching the vehicle

People of Cook County ex rel. Carey v. Starview Drive-in Theatre, Inc.

100 Ill. App. 3d 624 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Sep 8, 1981

Justice Stevens, writing for a plurality of the Court, observed: principle, no matter how correct in the context in which they are made, are sometimes qualified by contrary decisions before the absolute limit of the stated … The ordinance does not establish a scheme of discretionary administrative censorship under which films must be submitted to a censor before they may be exhibited.

People v. Wood

Appellate Court of Illinois · Jun 24, 2003

The court agreed and rejected the State's waiver argument: "But there are, it seems to us, limits to the immunity to improper and prejudicial insinuations which judges are presumed to possess. … The remarks here were clearly invited by defense counsel. Kliner , 185 Ill. 2d at 154 .

City of Countryside v. City of Countryside Police Pension Board of Trustees

2018 IL App (1st) 171029 · Appellate Court of Illinois · May 17, 2019

It referred to the recent bargaining for new police contracts and, in particular, to the longevity benefit established by section 14.3. … Our supreme court has cautioned that while governmental bodies do not enjoy total immunity from laches, the doctrine is to be applied sparingly against them and only under “compelling,” “unusual[,] or

People v. Opas

2025 IL App (1st) 250208 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Jun 30, 2025

¶ 42 Second, defendant is charged with two additional counts of unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon, which also qualify. 725 ILCS 5/110-6.1(a)(6)(O)(i) (West 2022). … ¶ 46 When the legislators wanted to provide limited circumstances under which a defendant could raise certain specified constitutional challenges, they clearly stated as much.

Zook v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co.

268 Ill. App. 3d 157 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Nov 15, 1994

Fifth, the Railroad argues the trial court erred by finding Zook’s expert qualified to interpret speed tapes. Discussion of this issue will not be published. … Such evidence is insufficient to establish that [the train crew] breached their duty to maintain a proper lookout.” (Brennan, 227 Ill. App. 3d at 1083-84 , 591 N.E.2d at 504 .)

Pembroke Environmental Justice Coalition v. Illinois Commerce Comm'n

228 N.E.3d 834 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Apr 12, 2023

applicant is eligible to receive a temporary CPCN (id. § 8-406(e)), a CPCN holder may apply to modify its existing CPCN (id. § 8-406(f)), and no CPCN may be construed as granting an exclusive privilege, immunity … Section 8-406(b)(1) contains that requirement, and an application for a CPCN without it would lead to a clearly absurd result.”