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JUSTICE COLWELL
delivered the opinion of the court:
Claimant, Elsie Ghere, widow of Jim Ghere, appeals the trial court’s confirmation of the Industrial Commission’s (Commission) decision which affirmed and adopted the arbitrator’s decision. The claimant argues on appeal that (1) the arbitrator erred in not allowing Dr.... | [
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PRESIDING JUSTICE ZWICK
delivered the opinion of the court:
Defendant Continental Bank, N.A. (Continental), appeals from a judgment entered following a jury trial. The jury determined that Continental and its codefendants, Pioneer Bank & Trust Co. and the Mid-City National Bank of Chicago, breached an oral contract wit... | [
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JUSTICE SLATER
delivered the opinion of the court:
The State filed a petition to terminate the parental rights of Kimberly N. (respondent) to her daughter, L.N. L.N.’s father was defaulted and his rights were terminated. Following a series of evidentiary hearings, the court terminated the parental rights of respondent.... | [
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JUSTICE SCARIANO
delivered the opinion of the court:
On September 11, 1990, Officer Bruce Kading, special agent with the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service drug task force, acting undercover, made arrangements to purchase five ounces of cocaine from Jose Colon for $5,000. At about 2 p.m. that day, Kad... | [
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JUSTICE GEIGER
delivered the opinion of the court:
. The plaintiff, Robert Alan Shramuk, appeals from the order of the circuit court of Du Page County dismissing his claim for attorney fees pursuant to section 1 of the Attorneys Fees in Wage Actions Act (the Act) (705 ILCS 225/1 (West 1994)). The defendant, Charles C. ... | [
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JUSTICE GARMAN
delivered the opinion of the court:
Following a jury trial in the circuit court of McLean County, defendant Kevin Childs was convicted of residential burglary (720 ILCS 5/19 — 3 (West 1992)), aggravated unlawful restraint (720 ILCS 5/10— 3.1 (West 1992)), two counts of. aggravated criminal sexual assault... | [
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PRESIDING JUSTICE CAMPBELL
delivered the opinion of the court:
Following a jury trial, the circuit court of Cook County entered judgment on a verdict in favor of plaintiffs Thomas and Kathy Redlin and against the defendant Village of Hanover Park (Village) in a personal injury action. The Village appeals.
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JUSTICE SCARIANO
delivered the opinion of the court:
Following a bench trial, defendant Daniel Asselborn was found guilty of arson (720 ILCS 5/20 — 1 (West 1992)) and was sentenced to 30 months of probation. Defendant contends on appeal that he is entitled to a new trial because he did not waive his right to a jury tri... | [
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JUSTICE TULLY
delivered the opinion of the court:
This consolidated action was brought in the circuit court of Cook County by plaintiffs-creditors, the Steel Company and Northern Industries, Inc. (hereinafter Northern), against defendants Morgan Marshall Industries, Inc. (hereinafter Morgan Marshall), Phillip Rosenband... | [
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PRESIDING JUSTICE RIZZI
delivered the opinion of the court:
A jury found defendant, James Nathaniel Davis (Davis), guilty of first-degree murder and residential burglary. On appeal, he contends that he was not proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. We agree. We therefore reverse the judgment of conviction.
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PRESIDING JUSTICE McNULTY
delivered the opinion of the court:
Plaintiff Arthur Johnson brought a class action breach of contract action against defendant American Airlines, Inc. (American), and plaintiffs Bernard Baskin and Marilyn Baskin brought a class action breach of contract action against defendant United Airline... | [
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JUSTICE THEIS
delivered the opinion of the court:
Plaintiff, Stella Saunders (Saunders), appeals from the trial court’s order granting defendant’s motion to dismiss her third amended complaint. Saunders sued defendant, Michigan Avenue National Bank (Bank), after the Bank charged her over $200 for an overdraft of approx... | [
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JUSTICE COLWELL
delivered the opinion of the court:
Claimant, Brenda L. Johnson, appeals from the judgment of the circuit court of Knox County which confirmed the decision of the Illinois Industrial Commission (Commission) reversing the decision of the arbitrator awarding claimant benefits for temporary total disabilit... | [
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JUSTICE SLATER
delivered the judgment of the court and the following opinion:
Plaintiff Amy Suarez filed a two-count complaint against defendants James Pierard and K mart Corporation. The defendants filed a motion to dismiss for failure to state a cause of action (735 ILCS 5/2 — 615 (West 1992)). The trial court dismis... | [
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JUSTICE EGAN
delivered the opinion of the court:
In 1966, the police arrested the defendant, Clarence Walker, in connection with the robbery and assault of L.G. In 1968, after a bench trial, Judge Reginald Holzer found him guilty of rape, armed robbery and attempted murder. The judge sentenced him to consecutive terms ... | [
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JUSTICE TULLY
delivered the opinion of the court:
Following a bench trial, defendant, Robert Hernandez, was found guilty of first-degree murder in violation of section 9 — 1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 (111. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 38, par. 9 — 1 (now 720 ILCS 5/9 — 1 (West 1994))) and sentenced to 40 years’ imprisonment... | [
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JUSTICE DOYLE
delivered the opinion of the court:
Defendant, Namon Taylor, appeals from an order of the circuit court of Stephenson County denying his motion for reconsideration of the sentence imposed upon him for the offense of aggravated battery. The sole issue raised on appeal is whether the trial court erred in im... | [
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JUSTICE DiVITO
delivered the opinion of the court:
Following a jury trial, defendant Thomas Shaw was found guilty of first degree murder and aggravated criminal sexual assault. He was sentenced to natural life imprisonment for the first degree murder with a concurrent 60-year term for the aggravated criminal sexual ass... | [
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PRESIDING JUSTICE RIZZI
delivered the opinion of the court:
Plaintiff appeals from the dismissal of his complaint for administrative review from a decision by the Department of Professional Regulation (Department) suspending his license to practice dentistry. Plaintiff maintains that the circuit court erred in: (1) det... | [
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PRESIDING JUSTICE HOPKINS
delivered the opinion of the court:
Defendant, Millers Mutual Insurance Association of Illinois (Millers Mutual), appeals from the trial court’s order denying its motion for judgment on the pleadings and granting plaintiffs’ cross-motion for judgment on the pleadings. The motions arose from pl... | [
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JUSTICE WELCH
delivered the opinion of the court:
Defendant, Clayton R. Goestenkors, appeals from the denial of his petition to rescind the statutory summary suspension of his driving privileges. (625 ILCS 5/2 — 118.1, 11 — 501(c) (West 1992).) Defendant challenges the validity of the initial stop of his motorcycle, ar... | [
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JUSTICE RARICK
delivered the opinion of the court:
After a jury trial, defendant, Wallace Bobo, was found guilty of aggravated criminal sexual abuse and was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment by the circuit court of Pulaski County. Defendant appeals, contending he was denied a fair trial through the erroneous admis... | [
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JUSTICE CERDA
delivered the opinion of the court:
Following a jury trial, defendant, Nicola Muschio, was charged with the delivery of a controlled substance (720 ILCS 570/401(a)(2)(B) (West 1992)) (more than 100 but less than 400 grams of cocaine) and was sentenced to 21 years’ imprisonment. On appeal, defendant assert... | [
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JUSTICE RARICK
delivered the opinion of the court:
Claimant, Clinton Price, sought benefits pursuant to the Workers’ Compensation Act (Act) (820 ILCS 305/1 et seq. (West 1992)) for injuries sustained while in the employ of the Sangamon County sheriff s department (employer). Price was employed as a civil process server... | [
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JUSTICE MAAG
delivered the opinion of the court:
The plaintiff appeals from a Franklin County circuit court’s entry of summary judgment in favor of the defendant, Central Illinois Public Service Company. The plaintiff contends that the trial court improperly construed section 9 of the Illinois Underground Utility Facil... | [
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JUSTICE CHAPMAN
delivered the opinion of the court:
Sexton Daugherty was involved in an automobile accident on August 26, 1992, and died before August 26, 1994. Russell and Martha Gaddy filed a petition to appoint the public administrator of Madison County, Eleanor Schulte, as special administrator of the estate of Sex... | [
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JUSTICE WOLFSON
delivered the opinion of the court:
These three cases arise from searches of high school students in public schools by Chicago police officers. In each case the student was charged with possession of a firearm on school property in violation of section 24 — l(a)(12) of the Criminal Code of 1961 (720 ILC... | [
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PRESIDING JUSTICE McLAREN
delivered the opinion of the court:
After a hearing, the trial court granted Burke & Ryan’s petition to withdraw attorney fees from a condemnation fund. On appeal the mortgage lien holder, Arthur G. Jaros, Sr., argues that the trial court erred in granting Burke & Ryan’s motion to withdraw att... | [
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JUSTICE LYTTON
delivered the opinion of the court:
These consolidated appeals arise from a dispute over child visitation. The mother, Kathy Marshall, appeals from the denial of her petition to modify the visitation rights of the father, Sheldon Nussbaum. Kathy and Sheldon’s minor children, Heidi and Rachel, appeal a ci... | [
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JUSTICE WOLFSON
delivered the opinion of the court:
Both sides in this lawsuit are shopping for a friendly forum.
Whirlpool, a Michigan corporation, wants to try its insurance indemnity claim against Lloyd’s, a group of English insurance underwriters, in Illinois. Lloyd’s wants to try the case in Michigan. The environm... | [
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JUSTICE INGLIS
delivered the opinion of the court:
Respondent, Wesley J. Brazas, Jr., appeals the order of the .circuit court of Kane County which denied his motion to vacate a judgment entered while he was serving on reserve duty. We reverse.
On March 11, 1993, petitioner, Maria C. Brazas, filed a petition for dissolu... | [
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PRESIDING JUSTICE COOK
delivered the opinion of the court:
Following a jury trial, defendant Larry W. Scott was convicted of theft of property having a value in excess of $300 in violation of section 16 — 1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 (Criminal Code) (720 ILCS 5/16 — 1 (West 1992)). He was sentenced to four years in p... | [
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JUSTICE KUEHN
delivered the opinion of the court:
Following a hearing, the County Officers Electoral Board of Madison County removed Ronald "Rink” Lucas (Lucas) from the Democratic primary election ballot. L. Thomas Lakin (Lakin) appeals from a trial court order reinstating Lucas’ name on the Democratic primary electio... | [
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JUSTICE SLATER
delivered the opinion of the court:
Defendant Terrence Jones’ probation was revoked and he was sentenced to four years’ imprisonment. Jones appeals, arguing that the State failed to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that he had violated his probation. We reverse.
The record reveals that on October... | [
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PRESIDING JUSTICE RIZZI
delivered the opinion of the court:
The trial court granted defendant Edward T. Burley’s (Burley’s) motion to dismiss the complaint of plaintiff, Brian Properties, Inc. (Brian). On appeal Brian contends that the trial court erred when it dismissed the complaint finding that the management agreem... | [
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JUSTICE DiVITO
delivered the opinion of the court:
Following a bench trial, defendant Ivano Pierini was convicted of possession with intent to deliver more than 500 grams of cannabis and was sentenced to two years’ probation, with a $2,000 fine. The sole issue in this appeal is whether the circuit court erred in denyin... | [
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JUSTICE RATHJE
delivered the opinion of the court:
Respondent, Christopher Levine, appeals from the trial court’s judgment granting petitioner’s, Sherri Tysl’s, petition to remove their child, Kathryn, from Illinois.
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JUSTICE DOYLE
delivered the opinion of the court:
Following a stipulated bench trial in the circuit court of Du Page County, defendant, David J. Silas, was convicted of residential burglary (720 ILCS 5/19 — 3(a) (West 1994)). Defendant was subsequently sentenced to a term of seven years’ imprisonment.
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JUSTICE COLWELL
delivered the opinion of the court:
Plaintiff, The English Company (TEC), and defendant, Northwest Envirocon, Inc. (NWE), bring this appeal and cross-appeal, respectively. In its appeal, TEC asks this court to reverse the trial court’s order of summary judgment finding that the term "products” as used i... | [
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JUSTICE HOLDRIDGE
delivered the opinion of the court:
Following a jury trial, defendant Daniel Richmond was found guilty of two counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse and six counts of criminal sexual assault (720 ILCS 5/12 — 16(d), 12 — 13(a)(4) (West 1992)) of 14-year-old T.A. The court entered convictions on cou... | [
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JUSTICE KUEHN
delivered the opinion of the court:
Defendants, the Department of Revenue of the State of Illinois and the Treasurer of the State of Illinois, appeal an order granting Hess, Inc.’s (Hess) summary judgment motion and denying the defendants’ summary judgment motion.
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JUSTICE DiVITO
delivered the opinion of the court:
In this appeal, we construe provisions of a lease agreement and an insurance contract to determine which of two policies of insurance provided coverage for damages related to the underlying cause of action. For reasons that follow, we affirm the judgment of the circuit... | [
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JUSTICE GREIMAN
delivered the opinion of the court:
John Vanko (plaintiff) was appointed by former Cook County Sheriff James O’Grady to the position of deputy sheriff on July 7, 1987. Current Cook County Sheriff Michael Sheahan discharged plaintiff on June 24, 1994, upon the belief that plaintiff’s initial appointment ... | [
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JUSTICE CERDA
delivered the opinion of the court:
Following a bench trial, defendants, Thomas Mischke, Anthony Serenas, and Noe Torres, were found guilty of first-degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9 — 1(a)(2) (West 1992)). Serenas and Torres were convicted based on the accountability theory. Mischke was sentenced to 28 years’ ... | [
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PRESIDING JUSTICE HARTMAN
delivered the opinion of the court:
The Director of the Illinois Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) appeals the circuit court’s denial of his request for declaratory and other relief to establish his right to examine defendant Chicago Title & Trust Co.’s (CT&T’s) records, pursuant to s... | [
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JUSTICE MANNING
delivered the opinion of the court:
Plaintiff, Edwin Olivieri, obtained a default judgment in the amount of $25,000 against Julius Tomlin in the circuit court of Cook County. He subsequently brought a declaratory judgment action against Tomlin’s insurer, Coronet Insurance Company, seeking to hold it lia... | [
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JUSTICE SULLIVAN
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Following a jury trial, defendant was convicted of aggravated criminal sexual assault, criminal sexual conduct and unlawful restraint and sentenced to concurrent terms of 15 years for aggravated criminal sexual assault and three years for unlawful restraint. On appea... | [
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JUSTICE SCOTT
delivered the opinion of the court:
The defendant, William Ellzey, was charged with one count each of armed violence and attempted murder. The defendant entered into a partially negotiated plea of guilty to the armed violence charge. In exchange, the State dismissed the charge for attempted murder as well... | [
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PRESIDING JUSTICE WHITE
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A jury found defendants William Glover, Marvin Barber, David DuPree, Marvin Bryant, and Marcus Hunter guilty of armed robbery, home invasion, and aggravated battery. The trial court sentenced Glover and Barber to terms of imprisonment of 20 years for armed rob... | [
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JUSTICE WOODWARD
delivered the opinion of the court:
Defendant, Royal Glen Condominium Association (Royal Glen), appeals from the entry of a temporary restraining order by the circuit court of Du Page County which requires it to place rents received from a certain condominium in escrow. Royal Glen contends that the tri... | [
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JUSTICE BUCKLEY
delivered the opinion of the court:
Defendants, Corr’s Natural Beverages, Inc., an Illinois corporation, and its president Robert Corr, appeal from an order of the trial court finding them, along with counsel Marvin Benn and Corr’s national sales and marketing director Dennis Weinhold, in contempt of co... | [
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JUSTICE BILANDIC
delivered the opinion of the court:
Plaintiff appeals from an order granting defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s complaint on the ground that the action is barred by the statute of limitations. Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 110, par. 2— 619(a)(5).
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JUSTICE RIZZI
delivered the opinion of the court:
The cause of action giving rise to this appeal originated with a complaint filed by complainant, Mary Ann Johnson, pursuant to the Illinois Human Rights Act (Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 68, par. 1— 101 et seq.) with what is now known as the Illinois Human Rights Com... | [
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JUSTICE LINN
delivered the opinion of the court:
In 1986, plaintiffs-counterdefendants, minority shareholders of Suburban Bank of Bartlett, filed a stock appraisal action against the bank. They were represented by two law firms, Law Offices of Frederic F. Brace, Jr. (Brace), and Cromer, Wittenstrom & Meyer (GW&M). Brac... | [
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JUSTICE O’CONNOR
delivered the opinion of the court:
This is an appeal from an order of the circuit court reversing a decision of the Board of Education of the City of Chicago (the Board) that reduced the salaries of two principals.
Defendants’ contentions on appeal can be summarized as follows: (1) plaintiffs were aff... | [
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JUSTICE KARNS
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An amended judgment of dissolution of marriage was entered in the instant case on October 11, 1983, which found that respondent-appellant, Margaret Rice, lacked sufficient property, including marital property apportioned to her, to provide for her reasonable needs and w... | [
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JUSTICE LINN
delivered the opinion of the court:
The subject of this appeal is an order entered by the circuit court of Cook County dismissing plaintiff’s complaint for malicious prosecution. Plaintiff contends that the trial court erred in finding that defendant had probable cause to institute criminal proceedings aga... | [
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JUSTICE SCARIANO
delivered the opinion of the court:
This action was brought to recover damages incurred as a result of the alleged negligence of defendant Ernest Brown in operating a Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) bus and the alleged negligence of defendant CTA as the owner of the bus and employer of Brown. The trial... | [
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JUSTICE McMORROW
delivered the opinion of the court:
Defendant was charged by indictment with the offense of at tempted burglary. After a bench trial in the circuit court of Cook County, he was found not guilty of attempted burglary, but found guilty of attempted theft (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 38, par. 8 — 4), and se... | [
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JUSTICE WELCH
delivered the opinion of the court:
Petitioner, Freeman United Coal Mining Company (hereinafter Freeman), appeals from a decision of the Human Rights Commission finding that complainant, Sotero Agoot, had established a prima facie case of national origin discrimination and that Freeman’s articulated nondi... | [
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JUSTICE MURRAY
delivered the opinion of the court:
Defendants, Jerry Berger and Leona Berger (individually and as next friend of her daughter, Susan Berger), appeal from the trial court’s grant of judgment on the pleadings to plaintiff, State Farm Fire and Casualty Company (State Farm). The order resulted from a declar... | [
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JUSTICE LEWIS
delivered the opinion of the court:
Jonathan Edward Chase Tatham (respondent) appeals from a judgment of the circuit court of Johnson County denying his post-trial motion and from the judgment dissolving his marriage to Jane Elizabeth Tatham (petitioner) entered on January 21, 1987. After consideration of... | [
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JUSTICE REINHARD
delivered the opinion of the court:
Plaintiff, Cynthia Vieweg, filed suit in the circuit court of Lake County seeking revocation of the purchase of a used automobile and attorney fees against defendant, Marshall Friedman, doing business as Marshall Pontiac. Following a bench trial, the trial court ente... | [
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JUSTICE PINCHAM
delivered the opinion of the court:
Following a bench trial the defendants, Vernon Schmitt and Frank Nielsen, were found guilty of unlawfully delivering a controlled substance, cocaine, to Glenn Schneider on January 5, 1983. (111. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 56 V2, par. 1401(a).) Schmitt was sentenced to seven... | [
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JUSTICE EGAN
delivered the opinion of the court:
A jury convicted the defendant of felony murder, armed robbery and home invasion; and he was sentenced to 40 years’ imprisonment for murder, 30 years for armed robbery and 30 years for home invasion.
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JUSTICE CALVO
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A jury found defendants James Perruquet and Mark Vreland guilty of burglary and conspiracy to commit burglary. Defendants on appeal argue that their burglary convictions must be reversed because the State failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that they had the requi... | [
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PRESIDING JUSTICE LINDBERG
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Defendants, the Village of Burr Ridge (the Village) and Gus Zissimopolous (the Village’s building commissioner), appeal from a declaratory judgment, entered on cross-motions for summary judgment, in favor of plaintiffs, Orrin Dressier, Inc. (Dressier), and ... | [
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PRESIDING JUSTICE HARTMAN
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Defendant Oakleaf & Associates, Inc. (Oakleaf), appeals from a jury verdict of $1 million for plaintiff Oakleaf of Illinois, Division of Mini Comp (Mini Comp). The award is comprised of lost profits resulting from the breach of a sales distribution agreement... | [
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PRESIDING JUSTICE BARRY
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The arbitrator found that the petitioner, Mary R. Conoboy, had injured her knee in the course of her employment. He awarded her 36 weeks of temporary total disability compensation (TTD), $3,735.85 in medical expenses and 80 weeks of compensation for the perman... | [
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JUSTICE BILANDIC
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Third-party plaintiff, E. W. Bliss and Company (hereinafter Bliss), appeals from an order dismissing its third-party complaint against third-party defendant, Croname, Inc. (hereinafter Croname). The dismissal was based on a “good faith” settlement between Croname and... | [
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JUSTICE QUINLAN
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The defendant, Richard (Rick) Bedony, was tried in a bench trial and convicted of the attempted murder of George Georgitsis in the circuit court of Cook County. Bedony was subsequently sentenced to an extended term of 45 years’ incarceration.
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JUSTICE RIZZI
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On September 13, 1985, plaintiff, Concetta Blazek, brought this cause of action individually and as special administrator of the estate of her deceased husband, Kenneth Blazek, to recover damages under the Illinois Wrongful Death Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 70, par. ... | [
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JUSTICE BUCKLEY
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The present dispute arises out of a partnership agreement between John Coleman (Coleman), the defendant, and his former attorneys Thomas A. Reynolds, Jr. (Reynolds), the plaintiff, and Kenneth G. Pigott (Pigott), a nominal defendant, relating to the Whitehall Hotel (W... | [
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PRESIDING JUSTICE HARTMAN
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A jury found third-party defendant Ace Disposal Division of Waste Management of Illinois, Inc. (Ace Division), 65% liable for injuries incurred by the original plaintiff, Morrie Yedor, and Centre Properties, Inc. (Centre), liable for 35% thereof, from which ... | [
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JUSTICE GEIGER
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The petitioner, the Lee County Board of Review (the County), appeals from a decision of the Property Tax Appeal Board (PTAB) granting the taxpayers’ motion for summary judgment. The issue on appeal is whether the PTAB correctly found that the County incorrectly classif... | [
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JUSTICE TULLY
delivered the opinion of the court:
Following a jury trial, defendant, Amber Thomas, was found guilty of aggravated battery of a child in violation of section 12— 4.3(a) of the Criminal Code of 1961 (720 ILCS 5/12 — 4.3(a) (West 1992)) and was sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment. It is from the judgment o... | [
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JUSTICE McCULLOUGH
delivered the opinion of the court:
On January 7, 1994, defendant pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of cannabis in violation of section 4(d) of the Cannabis Control Act (720 ILCS 550/4(d) (West 1992)) and was sentenced to 18 months’ probation. On August 15, 1994, a petition to revoke probation wa... | [
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JUSTICE CARMAN
delivered the opinion of the court:
Plaintiff Jack Ponthieux appeals an order of the circuit court of Morgan County denying his request for attorney fees and costs pursuant to a petition for judgment filed by him under section 19(g) of the Workers’ Compensation Act (Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 48, pa... | [
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JUSTICE KNECHT
delivered the opinion of the court:
In September 1992, Mt. Vernon School District No. 80 (District) filed an unfair labor practice charge with the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board (Board) against Mt. Vernon Education Association, IEA-NEA (Association), charging the Association with refusing to ... | [
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PRESIDING JUSTICE COOK
delivered the opinion of the court:
The issue in this case is whether a father can control the selection of the adoptive parents of his child by executing a specific consent in their favor, when that child is a ward of the court. We answer that question in the negative and affirm the decision of ... | [
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PRESIDING JUSTICE HOFFMAN
delivered the opinion of the court:
The plaintiffs, Oscar Mortimer and Nathaniel Outlaw (class representatives), filed the instant class action against the defendants, River Oaks Toyota and Toyota Motor Credit Corporation, charging violations of the Federal consumer leasing act and the Illinoi... | [
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JUSTICE GREIMAN
delivered the opinion of the court:
Following a 50-month delay between indictment and arrest, defendant Curtis Singleton was convicted for the offense of delivery of a controlled substance and received a six-year term of imprisonment. Prior to trial, the court denied defendant’s motion to dismiss the in... | [
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JUSTICE GORDON
delivered the opinion of the court:
Plaintiffs, Theodore Waters and Electro Con, Inc., appeal from the trial court’s grant of summary judgment to the defendant relative to plaintiffs’ sixth amended complaint alleging accountant malpractice and negligence and from the trial court’s dismissal with prejudic... | [
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JUSTICE BRADEN
delivered the opinion of the court:
Petitioner, D.S. Associates, appeals from (1) an October 15, 1992, order by the circuit court of Cook County, granting summary judgment in favor of respondent, Commercial Credit Loans, Inc. (Commercial Credit); (2) a January 12, 1993, order denying petitioner’s motion ... | [
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PRESIDING JUSTICE COOK
delivered the opinion of the court:
Following a jury trial, defendant Scott A. Carroll was convicted of first degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9 — 1(a)(2), (a)(3) (West 1992)) and sentenced to 60 years’ imprisonment. Defendant appeals, contending he was denied a fair trial because the prosecutor imprope... | [
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JUSTICE McCUSKEY
delivered the opinion of the court:
Pamela Ellsworth and Ronea Seamen were both killed in an explosion while employed by Buffalo Rock Shooters Supply, Inc. (Buffalo Rock). The plaintiffs, Steven Daniel Jacobson and Christopher Michael Boyle, the minor children of Pamela Ellsworth, deceased, by their gu... | [
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JUSTICE CAHILL
delivered the opinion of the court:
Kelly Simon was a passenger in her father’s car when it collided with a car driven by defendant Eric Van Steenlandt. Kelly sued Eric Van Steenlandt and her father, Daniel L. Simon, for negligence. After trial, a jury found for defendant Van Steenlandt and against Kelly... | [
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JUSTICE GORDON
delivered the opinion of the court:
The plaintiff, Linda Lawson, as mother and special administrator of the estate of Delondyn Lawson, filed the instant wrongful death and negligence action against the defendants, the City of Chicago and Police Superintendent Matthew Rodriguez (the City) and the Chicago ... | [
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JUSTICE COUSINS
delivered the opinion of the court:
The plaintiff, Genevieve Wodziak, acting individually and as special administrator of the estate of Joseph Wodziak, deceased, sued the defendants, Dr. Robert Kash and Dr. John McMahan, in counts of medical negligence and wrongful death. Following a jury trial, the jur... | [
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JUSTICE GARMAN
delivered the opinion of the court:
Plaintiff John Hayes and defendant Thomas Ennis entered into a partnership agreement (Agreement) in connection with the purchase, development, sale, and lease of houses, duplexes, and apartments on the former Chanute Air Force Base in Rantoul. Their partnership was kno... | [
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JUSTICE KNECHT
delivered the opinion of the court:
Plaintiffs Phillip and Patricia Augustus appeal the trial court’s grant of summary judgment for defendant estate of Gene Somers, by and through Thomas Goodwin, special administrator for the estate of Gene Somers, decedent. We affirm.
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JUSTICE THOMAS
delivered the opinion of the court:
Pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 308 (155 Ill. 2d R. 308), defendant, Deborah Bugailiskis, appeals the denial of her motion to dismiss plaintiffs complaint demanding a jury trial of defendant’s underinsured motorist claim. The issues on appeal are: (1) whether an under-i... | [
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PRESIDING JUSTICE McNAMARA
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Plaintiff, Dr. Takayoshi Matsuda, a retired employee of Cook County Hospital, brought this action to compel the establishment of an excess benefit fund from which plaintiff would receive payment of certain pension benefits owed to him for accepting early re... | [
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JUSTICE TULLY
delivered the opinion of the court:
Plaintiff, City Suburban Electric Motors, Inc., appeals from orders of the circuit court of Cook County granting summary judgment in favor of defendants, Raymond T. Wagner, Jr., as Director of the Illinois Department of Revenue, Patrick Quinn, as Treasurer of the State ... | [
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JUSTICE SLATER
delivered the opinion of the court:
Respondent Raymond Hall appeals from an order of the circuit court finding that a workers’ compensation settlement was marital property and awarding 50% of the settlement to petitioner Charlotte Hall. We affirm.
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JUSTICE CHAPMAN
delivered the opinion of the court:
Patricia Nash was charged with four counts of forgery, one count of committing a fraudulent act in the cutting and purchase of timber, two counts of obstructing justice, and one count of knowingly and willfully failing to pay as agreed for timber. An additional two co... | [
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PRESIDING JUSTICE GREIMAN
delivered the opinion of the court:
On May 27, 1988, Nicole Pomaro (plaintiff) filed the instant action against Community Consolidated School District 21 (defendant) seeking damages for personal injuries sustained as a result of defendant’s alleged wilful and wanton conduct in the maintenance ... | [
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JUSTICE TULLY
delivered the opinion of the court:
Plaintiffs, James E. Brown and Joseph Radaszewski, individually and on behalf of a class of other similarly situated individuals in the custody of the Illinois Department of Mental Health and Development Disabilities (hereinafter Department), filed this action in the ci... | [
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JUSTICE CAHILL
delivered the opinion of the court:
The State appeals a trial court ruling granting defendants’ motion to suppress. The State argues that the defendants do not have standing to contest the warrantless entry and search of a basement apartment where the defendants were working as repairmen. We reverse the ... | [
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JUSTICE INGLIS
delivered the opinion of the court:
Defendant, Gary D. Charleston, appeals from the judgment entered on his conviction of aggravated discharge of a firearm in the direction of another person. We reverse.
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