Case law

Rainey v. Retirement Board of the Policemen's Annuity & Benefit Fund of the City of Chicago

259 N.E.3d 222 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Nov 8, 2024

medical areas related to duty injuries and illnesses, as established by the board. … The bill is clearly intended to extend the fee provision to officers who are denied ordinary disability.

Lujano v. Brown

District Court, S.D. Illinois · Oct 7, 2025

Any portion of the Complaint that is legally frivolous, malicious, fails to state a claim for relief, or requests money damages from an immune defendant must be dismissed. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b). … A TRO may issue without notice only if (A) specific facts in an affidavit or a verified complaint clearly show that immediate and irreparable injury, loss, or damage will result to the movant before the adverse party can

Perez v. Radioshack Corp.

386 F. Supp. 2d 979 · District Court, N.D. Illinois · Sep 9, 2005

At the time of the court’s earlier opinion, federal regulations established two tests for determining whether an employee qualifies for the exemption, commonly referred to as the “long test” and the “short test.” 29 C.F.R … If 76 percent of the time is not enough supervision to qualify for the exemption, but 98 percent clearly is, Plaintiffs argue that the court should effectively split the difference, and hold that the Y store managers must

Curatola v. Village of Niles

154 Ill. 2d 201 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jan 28, 1993

Niles asserts that, clearly, under this view, its streets were not intended for use as commercial loading docks. … Plaintiffs, in these bus rider cases, were unsuccessful primarily because they failed to establish their permitted use of the street.

Maki v. Frelk

40 Ill. 2d 193 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jul 11, 1968

Johnson, 103 Ill. 512 ), the rule was in general our law until clearly abandoned by this court in Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway Co. v. Hessions, 150 Ill. 546 , and City of Lanark v. Dougherty, 153 Ill. 163 . … Kaneland Community Unit Dist., 18 Ill.2d 11 , ‘The doctrine of school immunity [privity and negligence] was created by this court alone.

State of North Dakota v. Prince

2025 IL App (3d) 240514 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Nov 18, 2025

The APN clearly references the disclosure statement and describes it in a way in which its identity may be ascertained beyond doubt. See 11 Samuel Williston & Richard A. … TILA disclosure, which is equivalent to the disclosure statements before this court, established the “amount in question.”

People v. Smith

152 Ill. 2d 229 · Illinois Supreme Court · Oct 15, 1992

In Katz, the United States Supreme Court established the principle that the “Fourth Amendment protects people, not places.” … Hope (1990), 137 Ill. 2d 430 (trial court’s refusal to life-qualify jurors on a motion by defendant held not to constitute per se error).

Doggett v. Dill

108 Ill. 560 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jan 23, 1884

Doggett, appellant, who was named as executrix, qualified as such in the probate court of Cook county. Doggett, at the time of his death, and for many years before, was a member of the firm of Doggett, Barrett & Hills. … regard to the state of the accounts between the partners themselves, or to the ability of the survivor to pay. ” Lindley on Partnership, 1053, says: “Whatever doubt there may formerly have been upon the subject, it was clearly

Board of Education v. Regional Board of School Trustees

88 Ill. App. 3d 121 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Aug 29, 1980

Dye also stated that additional levies could be made in the workmen’s compensation and tort immunity funds, thereby granting approximately $20,800. According to Dr. … The League believes that the establishment of coterminous boundaries is essential for a sense of community identity and for the avoidance of the duplication of services.

Sellers v. Kincaid

303 Ill. 216 · Illinois Supreme Court · Apr 19, 1922

subject to the qualification usually stated in the cases, that the verdict is not clearly against the weight of the evidence.” … This rule is clearly laid down in Donovan v. St. Joseph’s Home, 295 Ill. 125 , where the cases pertaining to the matter have been reviewed.

Curry v. Cotton

356 Ill. 538 · Illinois Supreme Court · Apr 21, 1934

Butter-worth qualified and letters testamentary were issued to him. The widow, together with Robert A. Learnard and Josephine L. … The fact that the joint will was produced for probate by the widow establishes prima facie that the instrument as a contract was delivered.

Employers Insurance of Wausau v. Clinton

848 F. Supp. 1359 · District Court, N.D. Illinois · Mar 4, 1994

Indeed, as discussed above, the reimbursement provisions of CERCLA clearly contemplate the very situation we face here. … Because of its corrosive properties, sulfuric acid qualifies as a hazardous waste under CERC-LA. See CERCLA § 9601(14).

In re Estate of Lasley

2015 IL App (4th) 140690 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Feb 3, 2016

According to the motion, -2-  “DNA testing provides a means to establish with certainty the relationship of the individuals in question and ascertain that … Regardless of the affidavits petitioner attached to his complaint, Fontaine clearly alleged decedent was not the biological or adoptive father of Inda, Marean, or Timmy.

People v. Nelson

92 Ill. App. 3d 35 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Dec 26, 1980

In Albright the court noted: “The maintenance of a ‘fair state-individual balance’ clearly required that the government be permitted to have defendant examined. … Defendant next contends that the seating of a “death qualified” jury (see Witherspoon v. Illinois (1968), 391 U.S. 510 , 20 L. Ed. 2d 776 , 88 S.

People v. ILLINOIS COMMERCE COMM'N

354 Ill. Dec. 662 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Sep 30, 2011

Although the Commission determined it was within its discretionary powers to authorize the rider, it noted Peoples Gas had failed to establish there was a "need" for such a rider. … The court held such action clearly conflicted with fundamental principals of ratemaking in Illinois. Id. at 207 , 124 Ill.Dec. 529 , 529 N.E.2d 510 .

Mohammed v. Naperville 203 Comm. District

District Court, N.D. Illinois · Feb 8, 2021

Next, Weiss asserts immunity under a state statute and federal qualified immunity. Doc. 20 at 26-28. She cannot succeed on either defense at this stage. … Similarly, “[b]ecause a qualified immunity defense so closely depends on the facts of the case, a complaint is generally not dismissed under Rule 12(b)(6) on qualified immunity grounds.” Reed v.

People Ex Rel. Fanz v. Dopp

343 Ill. 521 · Illinois Supreme Court · Apr 23, 1931

Dopp, Jr., was the duly elected and qualified president of the board of education of district No. 95 ; that the district was thickly populated, with many families, and that large numbers of children of school age were in … An act of the legislature is presumed to be valid, and only when it clearly conflicts with the constitution will it be declared void. (Michaels v. Hill, 328 Ill. 11 .)

Perlman v. Time, Inc.

64 Ill. App. 3d 190 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Sep 8, 1978

We believe that a genuine issue remains as to whether Perlman can establish each of the required elements of fraud. Time contends, however, that Perlman cannot establish the essential elements of falsity and injury. … For the reasons discussed, we do not believe that Time has clearly established the absence of any element necessary to Perlman’s fraud action.

Sekerez v. Rush University Medical Center

2011 IL App (1st) 90889 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Jun 30, 2011

Specifically, plaintiff questioned the trial court’s rulings which: (1) qualified Dr. Schlieben as a nephrologist/kidney expert; (2) allowed Dr. … barring testimony and cross-examination of defendants and their experts regarding the reduction of the Lovenox dosage based on the CT scan results; (4) the trial court erred in allowing defendants to qualify

Naguib v. ILL. DEPT. OF PROF'L REG.

986 F. Supp. 1082 · District Court, N.D. Illinois · Dec 3, 1997

“A state may waive its sovereign immunity only by state statute, a state constitutional provision, or by state officials with specific authority to waive such immunity.” Young, 1997 WL 173930, at *1 . … This is clearly not enough to state either a § 1983 or a § 1985 claim, and requires no further discussion.