Case law

People v. Sequoia Books, Inc.

149 Ill. App. 3d 383 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Oct 31, 1986

cannot escape the force of the abatement statute by calling the premises a “hotel”, “apartment”, “club”, or giving it any name which purports to identify it as a place of lawful and legitimate business; nor can certain immunity … be gained by showing mathematically that the principal business of the establishment is legitimate.”

Gray v. First National Bank

294 Ill. App. 62 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Feb 28, 1938

The petition of the bank to be substituted as plaintiff clearly set up the facts upon which it was based. … It might appoint the First National Bank, which the bill shows to be qualified.

In re J.B.

2025 IL App (1st) 241779 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Jul 16, 2025

A finding is against the manifest weight of the evidence if the record establishes that the opposite conclusion is clearly apparent. In re N.G., 2018 IL 121939, ¶ 29. … We cannot say that the opposite conclusion is clearly apparent. ¶ 98 Ms.

Blessing/White, Inc. v. Zehnder

Appellate Court of Illinois · Mar 29, 2002

Essentially, the IITA establishes two methods by which corporate income will be divided among Illinois and the other jurisdictions in which the taxpayer conducts business. … The Department characterizes its ruling as a mixed question of fact and law and, therefore, urges for review under the clearly erroneous standard.

Community Mental Health Council, Inc. v. Department of Revenue

186 Ill. App. 3d 73 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Jun 30, 1989

The Department clearly did not raise this issue in the trial court and it therefore cannot be raised on appeal under the circumstances here. … In light of the foregoing, the Foundation clearly was not a necessary party to the Council’s administrative review action against the Department.

People ex rel. Brundage v. Hill Top Metals Mining Co.

300 Ill. 564 · Illinois Supreme Court · Dec 22, 1921

The facts stipulated and proved show clearly that the securities in question purchased by Ginsberg were based on prospective income and belong to the class referred to in the statute as speculative securities or class “D” … The admissions were to the effect that the stock in question was promotion stock, and was required by the act to be put up in escrow and could not legally be sold until qualified under class “C.”

Unity Christian School v. Rowell

2014 IL App (3d) 120799 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Apr 21, 2014

Only some types of preseminary or novitiate schools would likely qualify for exemption under the Department’s strict and narrow reading of the Act. … The Department’s finding to the contrary is clearly erroneous. Yet, the Department’s decision must be confirmed.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. v. Nihiser

799 F. Supp. 904 · District Court, C.D. Illinois · Feb 27, 1992

The defendants argued that section 1821(k) established a federal standard of gross negligence or a higher degree of culpability for directors' and officers’ liability. Id. at 535 . … public policy supporting their position by balancing “the government’s need to recover money damages for conduct amounting to aggravated fault on the part of directors and officers with the need to insure that competent and qualified

People v. Murphy

990 N.E.2d 815 · Appellate Court of Illinois · May 9, 2013

“In such instances,” we said, “no more than defense counsel’s prior or contemporaneous representation of the State’s witness is necessary to establish a per se conflict.” … Because the trial depends on the pretrial phase, it would be illogical to hold that only contemporaneous representation during the trial, not during the pretrial phase, qualifies as a per se conflict of interest

Anast v. Commonwealth Apartments

956 F. Supp. 792 · District Court, N.D. Illinois · Jan 16, 1997

Applying the factor test established in Blum , the court found that state action exists. … Plaintiff has established that she is handicapped or a qualified individual with a disability. Plaintiff has been diagnosed with mental illness and has been hospitalized on more than one occasion. (Compl.- at ¶ 17.)

Chicago College of Osteopathy v. Puffer

3 Ill. App. 2d 69 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Jul 9, 1954

This case is, therefore, clearly distinguishable from Cuny v. Annunzio, supra, where the action of the Board terminated the proceedings. … Those so qualified have refused to accept an appointment to teach at the Chicago college because of the attitude of the Medical Associations toward the osteopathic profession.

People v. Edwards

360 Ill. Dec. 784 · Illinois Supreme Court · Apr 19, 2012

The legislature was clearly aware of the frivolous or patently without merit language in 2004, when section 122-1(f) was added, and could have incorporated it into that section if it chose to do so. … These statements clearly support our conclusion that the "colorable claim of actual innocence" standard should apply, as opposed to the first-stage standard urged by petitioner.

Grantham v. Beatrice Co.

776 F. Supp. 391 · District Court, N.D. Illinois · Oct 4, 1991

the *398 established meaning of these terms.” … As the independent contractor cases indicate, Congress clearly did not intend ERISA to apply in every case in which an individual received money from a business.

McAuliffe v. Reuter

166 Ill. 491 · Illinois Supreme Court · May 11, 1897

rules or exceptions which have been established by the decisions. … We are satisfied that the case at bar falls within the general rule, and not within any exception to it, established in this State.

Grabs v. Safeway, Inc.

334 Ill. Dec. 525 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Sep 30, 2009

In Smith, our supreme court determined that the defendant park district was not immune under the Local Governmental and Environmental Employees Tort Immunity Act (745 ILCS 10/2-109 (West 2002)) against claims of retaliatory … the law in Illinois, except when the discharge violates a clearly mandated public policy.'"

In re Darius L.

976 N.E.2d 1109 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Sep 12, 2012

Generally, this court will not resolve a moot question before it solely to establish precedent or govern future litigation. … These criteria must be clearly satisfied. Id. The public-interest exception considers potential recurrences to any person, not only the complaining party. Holly v.

City of Chicago v. Provus

115 Ill. App. 2d 176 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Sep 30, 1969

It is a well established principle in Illinois that the zoning ordinances of a municipality involve the exercise of its regulatory police power. (Quilici v. Village of Mt. … The judgment of a court which had jurisdiction is immune from collateral attack, even though such judgment is erroneous. (Woodward v. Ruel, 355 Ill 163.) . . .

In Re Marriage of Carter

317 Ill. App. 3d 546 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Dec 6, 2000

as follows: each party received his/her own IRA, checking, and savings-accounts; each party received his/her own automobile and accompanying debt; the parties would equally divide their retirement accounts according to a qualified … Clearly, the marriage was undergoing an irreconcilable breakdown at least by that time.

Dawe's Laboratories, N. v. v. Commercial Insurance Co. of Newark

19 Ill. App. 3d 1039 · Appellate Court of Illinois · May 20, 1974

The affidavits presented by plaintiff show clearly that a mistake was made by clerical help in producing the premix. … Morgenstond’s claim against plaintiff was clearly within policy coverage.

Quintana v. Ferrara Candy Company

2020 IL App (3d) 190414-U · Appellate Court of Illinois · Jul 21, 2020

This agreement established the duties and responsibilities of each entity. … Elite Staffing was required to recruit, screen, and assign “qualified employees to perform under Ferrara’s supervision.”