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14 Illinois opinions name it 2 courts 1936–2025 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.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
Golla v. General Motors Corp.green2 sentences2011See Golla v. General Motors Corp., 167 Ill. 2d 353, 364 , 657 N.E.2d 894, 900 (1995) (“the limitations period commences when the plaintiff is injured, rather than when the plaintiff realizes the consequences of the injury or the full extent of her injuries”); Black’s Law Dictionary 21 (7th ed. 1999) (defining “accrue” as “[t]o come into existence as an enforceable claim or right”). 2011See Golla v. General Motors Corp., 167 Ill. 2d 353, 364 , 657 N.E.2d 894, 900 (1995) (“the limitations period commences when the plaintiff is injured, rather than when the plaintiff realizes the consequences of the injury or the full extent of her injuries”); Black’s Law Dictionary 21 (7th ed. 1999) (defining “accrue” as “[t]o come into existence as an enforceable claim or right”). | 2 | 2 |
Kraftco Corp. v. Koblusgreen2 sentences2025App. 3d 680, 688 (1991); see Kraftco Corp. v. Kolbus, 1 Ill. 1991(Kraftco Corp., 1 Ill. | 1 | 3 |
Penzell v. Taylorgreen1 sentence2025In fact, some - 14 - Illinois courts have found that “the phrase ‘best efforts’ is too indefinite and uncertain to be an enforceable standard.” Penzell v. Taylor, 219 Ill. | 1 | 1 |
Wells v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Insurance Co.green1 sentence2025In other cases, Illinois courts have held that the “phrase ‘best efforts’ was the equivalent of ‘reasonable efforts.’ ” Wells, 2021 IL App (5th) 190460, ¶ 35 (collecting cases). | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Illinois. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
In Re Marriage of Centioli
green
2 sentences2016App. 3d 959, 964 (1980)). ¶ 45 To find an extant property interest in 1992 and 1993, petitioner argues that his cause of action “consists of the operative facts on which a right to sue is based, even if that lawsuit does not ‘accrue’ until all the legal predicates establishing an enforceable claim or right are present.” Defining a “cause of action” in this way—the presence of the operative facts of a lawsuit even though the lawsuit has not accrued—petitioner argues his cause of action, in other words the property at issue, existed in 1992 and 1993. 2 Petitioner argues respondent’s reliance on 2016App. 3d 959, 964 (1980)). ¶ 45 To find an extant property interest in 1992 and 1993, petitioner argues that his cause of action “consists of the operative facts on which a right to sue is based, even if that lawsuit does not ‘accrue’ until all the legal predicates establishing an enforceable claim or right are present.” Defining a “cause of action” in this way—the presence of the operative facts of a lawsuit even though the lawsuit has not accrued—petitioner argues his cause of action, in other words the property at issue, existed in 1992 and 1993. 2 Petitioner argues respondent’s reliance on | 3 | 2016–2016 |
Reider v. Arthur Andersen, LLP
green
2 sentences2011“Because the [Insurance] Commissioner had the right and duty to take [the company] over and manage its affairs on behalf of the public if its insolvency was threatened, the company itself ha[d] an enforceable claim against any person or entity who unlawfully contributed materially to its insolvency by violating a legal duty to advise it, either directly or through the Commissioner, as to its true financial status.” Reider, 784 A.2d at 475 . ¶ 38 Applying the holding and reasoning in Reider to the facts before it, the McRaith court reversed the trial court and held that the guilty knowledge and 2009“Because the [Insurance] commissioner had the right and duty to take it over and manage [the principal’s] affairs on behalf of the public if its insolvency was threatened, the company itself had an enforceable claim against any person or entity who unlawfully contributed materially to its insolvency by violating a legal duty to advise it, either directly or through the commissioner, as to true financial status.” Reider, 47 Conn. Supp. at 219 , 784 A.2d at 475 . | 2 | 2009–2011 |
McRaith v. BDO Seidman, LLP
green
1 sentence2011McRaith, 391 Ill. | 1 | 2011–2011 |
Brucker v. Mercola
green
2 sentences2007Analyzing the term "accrued" for the purposes of sections 13-212(b) and (c), the majority finds that it means that facts exist that authorize the bringing of a cause of action or that the claim has come into being as an enforceable claim or right. 227 Ill.2d at 544 , 319 Ill.Dec. at 561-62 , 886 N.E.2d at 324-25 . 2007Analyzing the term "accrued" for the purposes of sections 13-212(b) and (c), the majority finds that it means that facts exist that authorize the bringing of a cause of action or that the claim has come into being as an enforceable claim or right. 227 Ill.2d at 544 , 319 Ill.Dec. at 561-62 , 886 N.E.2d at 324-25 . | 1 | 2007–2007 |
In re Parentage of M.M.W.
green
1 sentence2002M.M.W., 296 Ill. | 1 | 2002–2002 |
Byalos v. Matheson
neutral
1 sentence1942Byalos v. Matheson, 243 Ill. | 1 | 1942–1942 |
Moorehead's Estate
green
2 sentences1936The leading case holding that such a trust fund may be reached for the support of a wife or child is that of Moorehead’s Estate, 289 Pa. 542 , 137 Atl. 802 . 1936The leading case holding that such a trust fund may be reached for the support of a wife or child is that of Moorehead’s Estate, 289 Pa. 542 , 137 Atl. 802 . | 1 | 1936–1936 |
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.
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.