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dominant principle in Illinois

18 Illinois opinions name it 2 courts 1917–2021 1 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.

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Also cited on this issue (17)

CaseCitedYears
Thomas v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. green
illappct · 1975
2 sentences

2004App. 3d 363, 366 , 328 N.E.2d 374 (1975) (in a dispute involving two insurers, where each are subject potentially to primary liability, "a judicial policy which finds ambiguity in the terms of the policy or directs a liberal construction of such terms is not a dominant principle"); Associated Indemnity Co. v. Insurance Co. of North America , 68 Ill.

2004App. 3d 363, 366 , 328 N.E.2d 374 (1975) (in a dispute involving two insurers, where each is subject potentially to primary liability, “a judicial policy which finds ambiguity in the terms of the policy or directs a liberal construction of such terms is not a dominant principle”); Associated Indemnity Co. v. Insurance Co. of North America, 68 Ill.

31979–2004
People v. Wiatr green
illappct · 1983
2 sentences

2001Wiatr, 119 Ill.App.3d at 474 , 75 Ill.Dec. 3 , 456 N.E.2d 686 .

1988App. 3d 468, 473 .) “The dominant inquiry is whether the exclusion or inclusion of the testimony would prejudice the affected party.” Wiatr, 119 Ill.

31988–2001
Bituminous Casualty Corp. v. North River Insurance green
illappct · 1977
2 sentences

1999Bituminous Casualty Corp. v. North River Insurance Co. , 46 Ill.

1979App. 3d 363 , 328 N.E.2d 374 .) Keeping in mind that the dominant principle to be adhered to in interpreting and construing any insurance contract is to ascertain and effectuate the intention of the contracting parties (Bituminous Casualty Corp. v. North River Insurance Co. (1977), 46 Ill.

31979–1999
People Ex Rel. Scott v. Grivetti green
ill · 1972
2 sentences

1992This court has stated, “[Compactness, while an end to be sought in the redistricting process, is clearly subservient to the dominant requirement of equality of population among legislative districts.” (Grivetti, 50 Ill. 2d at 166 .) Statistics do not necessarily reveal compactness.

1991This court has stated, "[C]ompactness, while an end to be sought in the redistricting process, is clearly subservient to the dominant requirement of equality of population among legislative districts." ( Grivetti, 50 Ill.2d at 166 , 277 N.E.2d 881 .) Statistics do not necessarily reveal compactness. ( Schrage v. State Board of Elections (1981), 88 Ill.2d 87, 98 , 58 Ill.Dec. 451 , 430 N.E.2d 483 .) On the other hand, boundary lines of villages, townships, counties and cities do not necessarily reveal communities of interests.

31981–1992
Houston, East & West Texas Railway Co. v. United States green
scotus · 1914
2 sentences

1927(Houston, East and West Texas Railway Co. v. United States, 234 U. S. 342 ; Gibbons v. Ogden, 9 Wheat. 1 ; Brown v. Maryland, 12 id. 419; Minnesota Rate Cases, 230 U. S. 352 .) In Houston, East and West Texas Railway Co. v. United States, supra, it is said: “Wherever the interstate and intrastate transactions of carriers are so related that the government of the one involves the control of the other, it is Congress, and not the State, that is entitled to prescribe the final and dominant rule, for otherwise Congress would be denied the exercise of its constitutional authority, and the State, an

1927In Houston, East and West Texas Railway Co. v. United States, 234 U. S. 342 , it is said: “Wherever the interstate and intrastate transactions of carriers are so related that the government of the one involves the control of the other, it is Congress, and not the State, that is entitled to prescribe the final and dominant rule, for otherwise Congress would be denied the exercise of its constitutional authority, and the State, and not the Nation, would be supreme within the national field.” This power of regulation may be exercised, among other things, in matters of rates, issuance of securitie

31917–1927
Associated Indemnity Co. v. Insurance Co. of North America green
illappct · 1979
2 sentences

2004App. 3d 363, 366 , 328 N.E.2d 374 (1975) (in a dispute involving two insurers, where each are subject potentially to primary liability, "a judicial policy which finds ambiguity in the terms of the policy or directs a liberal construction of such terms is not a dominant principle"); Associated Indemnity Co. v. Insurance Co. of North America , 68 Ill.

2004App. 3d 363, 366 , 328 N.E.2d 374 (1975) (in a dispute involving two insurers, where each is subject potentially to primary liability, “a judicial policy which finds ambiguity in the terms of the policy or directs a liberal construction of such terms is not a dominant principle”); Associated Indemnity Co. v. Insurance Co. of North America, 68 Ill.

22004–2004
Schrage v. State Board of Elections green
ill · 1981
2 sentences

1991This court has stated, "[C]ompactness, while an end to be sought in the redistricting process, is clearly subservient to the dominant requirement of equality of population among legislative districts." ( Grivetti, 50 Ill.2d at 166 , 277 N.E.2d 881 .) Statistics do not necessarily reveal compactness. ( Schrage v. State Board of Elections (1981), 88 Ill.2d 87, 98 , 58 Ill.Dec. 451 , 430 N.E.2d 483 .) On the other hand, boundary lines of villages, townships, counties and cities do not necessarily reveal communities of interests.

1991This court has stated, "[C]ompactness, while an end to be sought in the redistricting process, is clearly subservient to the dominant requirement of equality of population among legislative districts." ( Grivetti, 50 Ill.2d at 166 , 277 N.E.2d 881 .) Statistics do not necessarily reveal compactness. ( Schrage v. State Board of Elections (1981), 88 Ill.2d 87, 98 , 58 Ill.Dec. 451 , 430 N.E.2d 483 .) On the other hand, boundary lines of villages, townships, counties and cities do not necessarily reveal communities of interests.

21991–1992
Wisconsin RR Comm. v. C., B. & QRR CO. green
scotus · 1922
2 sentences

1927(Railroad Com. of Wisconsin v. Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Co. 257 U. S. 563 ; State of New York v. United States, id. 591 ; Dayton-Goose Creek Railway Co. v. United States, 263 id. 456; Railroad Com. of California v. Southern Pacific Co. 264 id. 331; Alabama and Vicksburg Railway Co. v. Jackson and Eastern Railway Co. 271 id. 244.) The exclusive jurisdiction of Congress, and of its agency, the Interstate Commerce Commission, to regulate interstate commerce and the instrumentalities of such commerce has been recognized by this court in Marion and Eastern Railroad Co. v. Missouri Pa

1927(Railroad Com. of Wisconsin v. Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Co. 257 U. S. 563 ; State of New York v. United States, id. 591 ; Dayton-Goose Creek Railway Co. v. United States, 263 id. 456; Railroad Com. of California v. Southern Pacific Co. 264 id. 331; Alabama and Vicksburg Railway Co. v. Jackson and Eastern Railway Co. 271 id. 244.) The exclusive jurisdiction of Congress, and of its agency, the Interstate Commerce Commission, to regulate interstate commerce and the instrumentalities of such commerce has been recognized by this court in Marion and Eastern Railroad Co. v. Missouri Pa

21927–1927
M. E. R. R. Co. v. M. P. R. R. Co. neutral
ill · 1925
2 sentences

1927(Railroad Com. of Wisconsin v. Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Co. 257 U. S. 563 ; State of New York v. United States, id. 591 ; Dayton-Goose Creek Railway Co. v. United States, 263 id. 456; Railroad Com. of California v. Southern Pacific Co. 264 id. 331; Alabama and Vicksburg Railway Co. v. Jackson and Eastern Railway Co. Supreme Court of the United States, No. 244, October term, 1925, decided May 24, 1926.) The exclusive jurisdiction of Congress and of its agency, the Interstate Commerce Commission, to regulate interstate commerce and the instrumentalities of such commerce, has been

1927(Railroad Com. of Wisconsin v. Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Co. 257 U. S. 563 ; State of New York v. United States, id. 591 ; Dayton-Goose Creek Railway Co. v. United States, 263 id. 456; Railroad Com. of California v. Southern Pacific Co. 264 id. 331; Alabama and Vicksburg Railway Co. v. Jackson and Eastern Railway Co. 271 id. 244.) The exclusive jurisdiction of Congress, and of its agency, the Interstate Commerce Commission, to regulate interstate commerce and the instrumentalities of such commerce has been recognized by this court in Marion and Eastern Railroad Co. v. Missouri Pa

21927–1927
In Re HSH green
illappct · 2001
1 sentence

2021“The dominant inquiry is whether the inclusion or exclusion of the testimony would prejudice the affected party.” Id. at 896-97 .

12021–2021
People v. Johnson green
illappct · 1977
1 sentence

1983App. 3d 362, 369 , 362 N.E.2d 701 .) The dominant inquiry is whether the exclusion or inclusion of the testimony would prejudice the affected party.

11983–1983
Montgomery Ward & Co. v. Wetzel green
illappct · 1981
1 sentence

1982(Montgomery Ward & Co. v. Wetzel (1981), 98 Ill.

11982–1982
Kerns v. Engelke green
ill · 1979
2 sentences

1982(Kerns v. Engelke (1979), 76 Ill. 2d 154 , 390 N.E.2d 859 .) An indemnity agreement must be construed as any other contract and the dominant rule of construction is to determine the intention of the parties.

1982(Kerns v. Engelke (1979), 76 Ill. 2d 154 , 390 N.E.2d 859 .) An indemnity agreement must be construed as any other contract and the dominant rule of construction is to determine the intention of the parties.

11982–1982
Spano v. New York green
scotus · 1959
2 sentences

1981The dominant principle underlying the doctrine is that "`* * * the police must obey the law while enforcing the law; that in the end life and liberty can be as much endangered from illegal methods used to convict those thought to be criminals as from the actual criminals themselves.'" ( Blackburn v. Alabama (1960), 361 U.S. 199, 207 , 4 L.Ed.2d 242, 248 , 80 S.Ct. 274, 280 , quoting, Spano v. New York (1959), 360 U.S. 315, 320-21 , 3 L.Ed.2d 1265, 1270 , 79 S.Ct. 1201 , 1205-06.) Whether a confession obtained after a drug has been administered to an accused is voluntary is a question for the t

1981The dominant principle underlying the doctrine is that "`* * * the police must obey the law while enforcing the law; that in the end life and liberty can be as much endangered from illegal methods used to convict those thought to be criminals as from the actual criminals themselves.'" ( Blackburn v. Alabama (1960), 361 U.S. 199, 207 , 4 L.Ed.2d 242, 248 , 80 S.Ct. 274, 280 , quoting, Spano v. New York (1959), 360 U.S. 315, 320-21 , 3 L.Ed.2d 1265, 1270 , 79 S.Ct. 1201 , 1205-06.) Whether a confession obtained after a drug has been administered to an accused is voluntary is a question for the t

11981–1981
Blackburn v. Alabama green
scotus · 1960
2 sentences

1981The dominant principle underlying the doctrine is that “<s * 0 the police must obey the law while enforcing the law; that in the end life and liberty can be as much endangered from illegal methods used to convict those thought to be criminals as from the actual criminals themselves.’” (Blackburn v. Alabama (1960), 361 U.S. 199, 207 , 4 L.

1981The dominant principle underlying the doctrine is that “<s * 0 the police must obey the law while enforcing the law; that in the end life and liberty can be as much endangered from illegal methods used to convict those thought to be criminals as from the actual criminals themselves.’” (Blackburn v. Alabama (1960), 361 U.S. 199, 207 , 4 L.

11981–1981
Gibbons v. Ogden green
scotus · 1824
1 sentence

1927(Houston, East and West Texas Railway Co. v. United States, 234 U. S. 342 ; Gibbons v. Ogden, 9 Wheat. 1 ; Brown v. Maryland, 12 id. 419; Minnesota Rate Cases, 230 U. S. 352 .) In Houston, East and West Texas Railway Co. v. United States, supra, it is said: “Wherever the interstate and intrastate transactions of carriers are so related that the government of the one involves the control of the other, it is Congress, and not the State, that is entitled to prescribe the final and dominant rule, for otherwise Congress would be denied the exercise of its constitutional authority, and the State, an

11927–1927
The Minnesota Rate Cases green
scotus · 1913
1 sentence

1927(Houston, East and West Texas Railway Co. v. United States, 234 U. S. 342 ; Gibbons v. Ogden, 9 Wheat. 1 ; Brown v. Maryland, 12 id. 419; Minnesota Rate Cases, 230 U. S. 352 .) In Houston, East and West Texas Railway Co. v. United States, supra, it is said: “Wherever the interstate and intrastate transactions of carriers are so related that the government of the one involves the control of the other, it is Congress, and not the State, that is entitled to prescribe the final and dominant rule, for otherwise Congress would be denied the exercise of its constitutional authority, and the State, an

11927–1927

Where else courts name it

WI 20 (1909–2026) IL 18 (1917–2021) TX 18 (1939–2010) MI 11 (1976–2018) PA 11 (1930–2025) TN 10 (1991–2024) NJ 9 (1955–2022) MS 6 (1948–2008) WA 6 (1917–2012) MD 5 (1909–2023) NY 5 (1912–2005) CA 5 (1922–2022) CT 4 (1927–2004) FL 4 (1975–2007) MA 4 (1981–2005) HI 3 (1981–1998) CO 3 (1985–2010) AL 3 (1963–1985) NC 3 (1908–2003) MO 2 (1900–1955) OH 2 (1895–2004) MT 2 (2003–2008) IN 2 (1992–2013) SC 2 (1927–1963) MN 2 (1998–1998) KY 2 (1959–2025) AZ 2 (2000–2006)

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