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lis pendens doctrine in Illinois

23 Illinois opinions name it 2 courts 1930–2025 5 in the last five years

The cases below were cited by Illinois courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.

Followed or applied (6)

CaseFollowedCited
First Midwest v. Poggegreen
illappct · 1997 · cited in 8 Illinois opinions naming this issue, 2005–2020
2 sentences

2020Under the lis pendens doctrine, “one who obtains an interest in property during the pendency of a suit affecting it is bound to the result of that litigation as if he had been a party from the outset.” First Midwest v. Pogge, 293 Ill.

2020Under the lis pendens doctrine, “one who obtains an interest in property during the pendency of a suit affecting it is bound to the result of that litigation as if he had been a party from the outset.” First Midwest v. Pogge, 293 Ill.

38
Admiral Builders Corp. v. Robert Hall Villagegreen
illappct · 1981 · cited in 7 Illinois opinions naming this issue, 1992–2025
2 sentences

2025One of the purposes of the lis pendens doctrine is to protect prospective “purchasers by giving them notice that the land they are buying might be affected by a judgment later entered in a pending action to which they would be bound.” LLC 1 05333303020 v. Gil, 2020 IL App (1st) 191225, ¶ 20 (citing Admiral Builders Corp., 101 Ill.

2021“The requirement of due process is met by having an orderly proceeding wherein a person is served with notice, actual or constructive, and has an opportunity to be heard and to enforce and protect his rights.” Id. ¶ 50 Here, plaintiffs argue that the principles of due process required RECG “to notice and [the right] to be heard regarding the Chase motion for foreclosure and [the] sheriff[’s] sale.” However, even accepting that the fundamentals of due process did entitle RECG to such notice, plaintiffs received both constructive notice and actual notice of the underlying foreclosure proceedings

37
Illinois Concrete-I.C.I., Inc. v. Storefitters, Inc.green
illappct · 2010 · cited in 2 Illinois opinions naming this issue, 2017–2017
2 sentences

2017Illinois Concrete-I.C.I., Inc. v. Storefitters, Inc., 397 Ill.

2017Illinois Concrete-I.C.I., Inc. v. Storefitters, Inc., 397 Ill.

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LLC 1 05333303020 v. Gilgreen
illappct · 2020 · cited in 2 Illinois opinions naming this issue, 2022–2025
2 sentences

2025One of the purposes of the lis pendens doctrine is to protect prospective “purchasers by giving them notice that the land they are buying might be affected by a judgment later entered in a pending action to which they would be bound.” LLC 1 05333303020 v. Gil, 2020 IL App (1st) 191225, ¶ 20 (citing Admiral Builders Corp., 101 Ill.

2022LLC 1 05333303020 v. Gil, 2020 IL App (1st) 191225, ¶ 20 .

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Chung v. Phamgreen
illappct · 2020 · cited in 1 Illinois opinions naming this issue, 2021–2021
1 sentence

2021See Chung v. Pham, 2020 IL App (3d) 190218, ¶¶ 42-44 .

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Grant v. Bennettgreen
· 1880 · cited in 1 Illinois opinions naming this issue, 2020–2020
2 sentences

2020App. 3d at 389 (quoting Norris, 152 Ill. at 199 ); see also Grant v. Bennett, 96 Ill. 513, 521 (1880) (“The service of subpoena alone is not sufficient, but a bill must also be filed, and where a bill has been filed and a subpoena served, whether the bill was filed before or after service, lis pendens begins from the date of the service and not from the filing of the bill.”). ¶ 45 When it originated, the common law doctrine of lis pendens, which viewed a pending lawsuit as constructive “notice to the world,” was not unduly cumbersome because in “an earlier, simpler era, when the amount of liti

2020See Grant, 96 Ill. at 521-25 .

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

CaseNegativeCited
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Also cited on this issue (16)

CaseCitedYears
Allen & Korkowski & Associates v. Pettit green
illappct · 1982
2 sentences

2020Clerk’s docket books were slim, and ‘everybody knew’ what was going on in court, especially in the smaller communities.” Allen, 108 Ill.

1997Allen & Korkowski & Associates, 108 Ill.

31997–2020
Norris v. Ile green
ill · 1894
2 sentences

2020App. 3d at 389 (quoting Norris, 152 Ill. at 199 ); see also Grant v. Bennett, 96 Ill. 513, 521 (1880) (“The service of subpoena alone is not sufficient, but a bill must also be filed, and where a bill has been filed and a subpoena served, whether the bill was filed before or after service, lis pendens begins from the date of the service and not from the filing of the bill.”). ¶ 45 When it originated, the common law doctrine of lis pendens, which viewed a pending lawsuit as constructive “notice to the world,” was not unduly cumbersome because in “an earlier, simpler era, when the amount of liti

1981(Norris v. Ile (1894), 152 Ill. 190, 202 , 38 N.E. 762 .) Here, the realty involved is situated in Indiana.

21981–2020
North Shore Community Bank and Trust Company v. Sheffield Wellington, LLC green
illappct · 2014
2 sentences

2017North Shore Community Bank & Trust Co. v. Sheffield Wellington LLC, 2014 IL App (1st) 123784, ¶ 81 . ¶ 29 On appeal, LCG argues that the lis pendens doctrine did not require it to intervene in the mortgage foreclosure action and that it may pursue its mechanic’s lien in this separate action under the Act.

2017North Shore Community Bank & Trust Co. v. Sheffield Wellington LLC, 2014 IL App (1st) 123784, ¶ 81 . ¶ 29 On appeal, LCG argues that the lis pendens doctrine did not require it to intervene in the mortgage foreclosure action and that it may pursue its mechanic’s lien in this separate action under the Act.

22017–2017
Moore v. Zelic green
ill · 1930
2 sentences

1976(See Moore v. Zelic, 338 Ill. 583 ; Kemper v. Weber, 318 Ill. 494 .) The present owners purchased the property subject to notice of lis pendens, and, therefore, they are bound by the judgment of the appellate court.

1930In the recent case of Moore v. Zelic, 338 Ill. 583 , in an opinion sustaining the validity of this statute, it was said that the doctrine of lis pendens “is based on questions of public policy and convenience as necessary to the administration of justice, in order that decisions in pending suits may be binding and of full effect and that an end be had to litigation." Whether we consider cross complainants as having a secret lien when the Goodman bill to foreclose was filed, or as having an interest which attached pendente lite, in either view the cross-bill was properly dismissed and the decre

21930–1976
Thomas v. Hileman green
illappct · 2002
1 sentence

2022In determining whether an injury was special, courts must focus on “the peculiar effect of the suit together with the remedy sought and not upon the subjective effect that the suit may have on the plaintiff.” Id. ¶ 20 Here, East Washington asserts that the lis pendens filed at Lynd’s direction in the underlying action constitutes special damages. ¶ 21 Pursuant to the lis pendens doctrine, an individual who obtains an interest in property while it is subject to a lawsuit is bound by the result of that litigation, as if the individual had been a party to the litigation from the outset.

12022–2022
Taylor v. Lanahan green
illappct · 1979
1 sentence

2022The purpose of the lis pendens doctrine “has always been the avoidance of endless litigation of property rights precipitated by transfers of interest.” Id.

12022–2022
Tri-G, Inc. v. Burke, Bosselman & Weaver green
ill · 2006
1 sentence

2021“The requirement of due process is met by having an orderly proceeding wherein a person is served with notice, actual or constructive, and has an opportunity to be heard and to enforce and protect his rights.” Id. ¶ 50 Here, plaintiffs argue that the principles of due process required RECG “to notice and [the right] to be heard regarding the Chase motion for foreclosure and [the] sheriff[’s] sale.” However, even accepting that the fundamentals of due process did entitle RECG to such notice, plaintiffs received both constructive notice and actual notice of the underlying foreclosure proceedings

12021–2021
Lake County Grading Company, LLC v. Forever Construction, Inc. green
illappct · 2017
2 sentences

2017(West 2012)). -2- 2017 IL App (2d) 160359 ¶5 First Midwest responds that (1) we lack jurisdiction; (2) LCG’s arguments are forfeited; (3) the lis pendens doctrine bars the mechanic’s-lien claim, because LCG had a right to intervene in the mortgage foreclosure action; (4) the mechanic’s lien is technically defective; and (5) an equitable lien is inappropriate because LCG could have, but failed to, perfect its statutory mechanic’s lien. ¶6 We hold that (1) we have jurisdiction over the appeal and LCG has not forfeited its arguments; (2) Waukegan Savings was not a bona fide innocent third-party p

2017Under the lis pendens doctrine, codified in section 2- 1901 of the Code of Civil Procedure (Code) (735 ILCS 5/2-1901 (West 2012)), one who obtains an interest in property during the pendency of a suit affecting it, and who has constructive notice -3- 2017 IL App (2d) 160359 of the suit, is bound by the result of that litigation as if he or she had been a party from the outset.

12017–2017
E & E HAULING, INC. v. County of Du Page green
illappct · 1979
1 sentence

1997E&E Hauling , 77 Ill.

11997–1997
Mid-Town Petroleum, Inc. v. Dine neutral
illappct · 1983
1 sentence

1995The court concluded that the cases cited by the lessee, Mid-Town Petroleum, Inc. v. Dine (1983), 114 Ill.

11995–1995
Niles Construction Co. v. La Salle National Bank green
illappct · 1969
1 sentence

1993App. 2d 1 , 254 N.E.2d 535 , for the proposition that the lis pendens doctrine applies only to those acquiring an interest subsequent to the notice being filed.

11993–1993
O'LAUGHLIN v. City of Chicago green
ill · 1976
2 sentences

1989(O’Laughlin v. City of Chicago (1976), 65 Ill. 2d 183 , 357 N.E.2d 472 .) The result of applying the lis pendens doctrine, as codified, to Ms. Jeffrey is to treat her as if she were a party to the Federal suit in which Dianna Carlson contested the validity of the tax sale to the Knodles based on a lack of notice.

1989(O’Laughlin v. City of Chicago (1976), 65 Ill. 2d 183 , 357 N.E.2d 472 .) The result of applying the lis pendens doctrine, as codified, to Ms. Jeffrey is to treat her as if she were a party to the Federal suit in which Dianna Carlson contested the validity of the tax sale to the Knodles based on a lack of notice.

11989–1989
Kemper v. Weber neutral
ill · 1925
1 sentence

1976(See Moore v. Zelic, 338 Ill. 583 ; Kemper v. Weber, 318 Ill. 494 .) The present owners purchased the property subject to notice of lis pendens, and, therefore, they are bound by the judgment of the appellate court.

11976–1976
Herrington v. McCollum green
ill · 1874
1 sentence

1956Allison v. Drake, supra; Herrington, et al. v. McCollum, 73 Ill. 476, 483 ; Eldridge v. Walker, 80 Ill. 270 .

11956–1956
Eldridge v. Walker neutral
ill · 1875
1 sentence

1956Allison v. Drake, supra; Herrington, et al. v. McCollum, 73 Ill. 476, 483 ; Eldridge v. Walker, 80 Ill. 270 .

11956–1956
Allison v. Drake green
ill · 1892
1 sentence

1956Allison v. Drake, supra; Herrington, et al. v. McCollum, 73 Ill. 476, 483 ; Eldridge v. Walker, 80 Ill. 270 .

11956–1956

Statutes the citing opinions construe

IL § 735 ILCS 5/2-1901 (8) IL § 735 ILCS 5/2-408 (4) IL § 735 ILCS 5/15-1503 (3) IL § 735 ILCS 5/15-1508 (3)

Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.

Where else courts name it

PA 35 (1855–2025) OH 32 (1942–2026) IL 23 (1930–2025) TX 19 (1915–2026) GA 14 (1857–2025) MD 11 (1908–2013) CT 11 (1977–2022) KY 9 (1841–2020) FL 9 (1930–2026) LA 7 (2003–2025) KS 7 (1887–2003) WA 6 (1913–2021) OK 6 (1916–1977) DC 6 (1999–2015) AZ 5 (1982–2013) NC 5 (1966–2022) AL 5 (1931–2023) NJ 5 (1973–2018) OR 5 (1981–2022) HI 5 (1983–2024) CA 4 (1985–2025) NY 4 (1984–2011) UT 4 (2008–2025) MA 3 (1981–2005) MT 3 (2012–2014) WI 3 (2000–2004) CO 3 (1991–2010) MO 3 (1890–2008) DE 3 (1988–1997) TN 2 (1955–2010) WV 2 (1921–1930) AK 2 (1992–2013) IA 2 (1880–1895) NM 2 (2010–2010) ND 2 (2009–2017)

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