Case law

Mittelman v. Witous

171 Ill. App. 3d 691 · Appellate Court of Illinois · May 18, 1988

Clearly, the third and fourth type of defamation per se were applicable to count I of plaintiff’s amended complaints. … Rather, it clearly charges plaintiff with responsibility for the financial losses the firm suffered in the Kerr-McGee cases.

Leonardi v. Loyola University of Chicago

168 Ill. 2d 83 · Illinois Supreme Court · Oct 26, 1995

If A’s testimony is offered for the purpose of establishing that B said this, it is clearly admissible — if offered to prove that event X occurred, it is clearly inadmissible.” Carpenter, 28 Ill. 2d at 121 . … Wender that would explain, qualify, discredit, or destroy his direct testimony. We agree with the appellate court that it was not improper for defendants to ask the question.

Harvey v. Sullivan

406 Ill. 472 · Illinois Supreme Court · Sep 21, 1950

Dow Harvey and five others, qualified electors of the city, filed a petition in the circuit court of McDonough County to contest the election. … Williams, “We think it would be a very dangerous rule to establish that the election judges may disregard the plain provisions of this statute, and thereby defeat the intention of the law to prevent actual frauds from being

Rock v. Thompson

85 Ill. 2d 410 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jun 26, 1981

Just as the Constitution does not require 30 votes, neither does it establish a majority of those voting as enough. … Does custom establish common law rules binding until changed by the Senate? I see many obstacles to using customary rules even if such rules clearly existed.

People v. Johnson

2019 IL App (1st) 162999 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Feb 4, 2021

. ¶8 The State’s evidence at trial established that defendant, acting as a hit man for drug dealer Marc Norfleet, killed police informant Adam Schultz. … Matters of trial strategy are generally immune from claims of ineffective assistance of counsel.

PMC Casualty Corp. v. Virginia Surety Co., Inc.

District Court, N.D. Illinois · Oct 19, 2025

the qualified immunity-based appeal is frivolous. … Besides double jeopardy and qualified immunity, the Seventh Circuit has extended its automatic stay rule to appeals from the denial of other forms of immunity from suit, Goshtasby v.

Gladysz v. Donovan

595 F. Supp. 50 · District Court, N.D. Illinois · Jun 18, 1984

Gladysz therefore has standing to pursue this action, and the Secretary’s motion to dismiss is denied. 6 Review of the Secretary’s Decision Before turning to the merits of this controversy, we must establish the standard … From this, the Certifying Officer allegedly concluded that these individuals were qualified for the job.

Bazydlo v. Volant

164 Ill. 2d 207 · Illinois Supreme Court · Feb 17, 1995

Standard of Proof At the outset, we discuss the appropriate standard of proof in establishing the Craig exception. … We hold that the second prong of the Craig exception has been clearly and convincingly met.

Badenoch v. City of Chicago

222 Ill. 71 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jun 14, 1906

People, 202 Ill. 389 , it was held that section 8 of the Free Employment Agency act of 1899, which prohibited superintendents of the agencies established under that act from furnishing workmen or lists of workmen to employers … corporations in the State; or, to state the matter in another way, it makes the salaries and wages of the officers and employees of counties, cities, villages and school districts liable to attachment and garnishment and grants immunity

People v. Williams

223 Ill. App. 3d 692 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Jan 16, 1992

The trial court was clearly satisfied that J.O. was a credible witness and believable. … Errors in judgment or trial strategy, standing alone, do not establish incompetency. (People v. Murphy (1978), 72 Ill. 2d 421, 437 , 381 N.E.2d 677, 685 .)

Grimmer v. State

43 Ill. Ct. Cl. 65 · Court of Claims of Illinois · Feb 28, 1985

The Ostergren decision clearly indicates that under the circumstances present in this case the Respondent is immune from a negligence action pursuant to section 5 — 1(1) of the Snowmobile Act. … It also appears that under section 5 — 1(M) the Respondent would be immune from a negligence action.

Sherwin-Williams Co. v. Regional Manpower Administrator of the United States Department of Labor

439 F. Supp. 272 · District Court, N.D. Illinois · May 4, 1976

Since it is clearly not feasible for an employer to affirmatively and conclusively show that acceptable alternative American workers do not exist, the denial of certification must rest on some meaningful evidence. … Finally, the RMA’s decision effectively establishes consultation with and use of the state employment service as a condition precedent for job certification.

People v. Bernasco

185 Ill. App. 3d 480 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Jun 27, 1989

After evaluating the defendant, who was attending regular classes at the time, Mattingly concluded that the defendant did not qualify for the Collinsville special education programs. … He agreed that it was unlikely that the defendant could understand words like “interrogate,” “court-appointed attorney,” “intimidation,” “immunity,” or “waiver.”

Somers v. Quinn

Appellate Court of Illinois · Apr 25, 2007

a field may serve just as well to qualify him.' … Once the fact of such license has been established, it lies within the sound discretion of the trial court to determine if the witness is qualified to testify as an expert regarding the standard of care.

Monco v. Zoltek Corp.

317 F. Supp. 3d 995 · District Court, E.D. Illinois · Jul 16, 2018

The draft clearly fell into the categories referenced in the Order of April 10 th . … immunity provided by the doctrine and Fed.R.Civ.P. 26.").

Shiner v. Myron Friedman

161 Ill. App. 3d 73 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Aug 25, 1987

We believe that the evidence elicited at trial establishes that the giving of the instruction providing for aggravation of a preexisting condition was warranted. … This case is clearly inapposite.

Pooh-Bah Enterprises, Inc. v. County of Cook

232 Ill. 2d 463 · Illinois Supreme Court · Mar 19, 2009

Plaintiff stated that it had claimed the small venue exemption because the live performances at its establishment qualify as being “live theatrical, live musical, or other live cultural performances.” … In that case, the veterans who were denied the exemption were otherwise qualified for it.

Evans v. Lederle Laboratories

904 F. Supp. 857 · District Court, C.D. Illinois · Oct 31, 1995

Moreover, a brief review of the legislative history surrounding the Vaccine Act clearly establishes that Congress did not intend to preempt State statutes of limitations. … In fact, the legislative history clearly indicates that Congress intended plaintiffs to have a choice.

Village of Buffalo Grove v. Board of Trustees of the Buffalo Grove Firefighters' Pension Fund

436 Ill. Dec. 104 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Jan 17, 2020

Samo found that Hauber qualified for such a pension. … Because the labor relations board had engaged in statutory interpretation, its decision was subject to the “clearly erroneous” standard.

Keystone Montessori School v. Village of River Forest

453 Ill. Dec. 429 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Jun 25, 2021

The third was pursuant to the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act (Immunity Act), specifically that a local government is not liable for an injury caused by (1) adopting or failing … As to the third affirmative defense of the Immunity Act, Keystone replied that it was based on legal conclusions and maintained that the Immunity Act does not apply to contractual liability and damages.