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unwritten rule in Illinois

8 Illinois opinions name it 1 courts 1916–2014 0 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 (1)

CaseFollowedCited
Estate of Dompke v. Dompkegreen
illappct · 1989 · cited in 2 Illinois opinions naming this issue, 1997–1997
2 sentences

1997See Dompke v. Dompke , 186 Ill.

1997See Estate of Dompke v. Dompke, 186 Ill.

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

CaseNegativeCited
No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Illinois. Read the followed side critically anyway.

Also cited on this issue (5)

CaseCitedYears
Guzzo v. Snyder green
illappct · 2001
2 sentences

2014The “unwritten rule” upon which plaintiff alleges defendants relied is written within the statute. ¶ 15 In reaching this conclusion, we would be remiss not to mention Guzzo v. Snyder, 326 Ill.

2014The "unwritten rule" upon which plaintiff alleges defendants relied is written within the statute. 5 ¶ 15 In reaching this conclusion, we would be remiss not to mention Guzzo v. Snyder, 326 Ill.

22014–2014
Auto Owners Insurance v. Miller green
ill · 1990
2 sentences

2006Miller, 138 Ill. 2d at 129 .

2006Miller, 138 Ill. 2d at 129 .

22006–2006
Waukegan Times Theatre Corp. v. Conrad green
illappct · 1945
2 sentences

1988Such lease provisions do not render an unwritten waiver inoperative, since such provisions themselves may be waived. 324 Ill.

1988App. at 633 , 59 N.E.2d at 312 .

11988–1988
Lennahan v. O'Keefe green
ill · 1883
1 sentence

1916Lennahan v. O’ Keefe, supra; Swan v. Harrison, 2 Cold. (42 Tenn.) 534; O’Hagan v. O’Hagan’s Ex’r, 4 Clark (Iowa) 509; Maxwell v. Sawyer, 90 Wis. 352 . 'If the marital relation has been dissolved by a decree of divorce, the former wife cannot maintain a suit for alimony.

11916–1916
Maxwell v. Sawyer neutral
wis · 1895
1 sentence

1916Lennahan v. O’ Keefe, supra; Swan v. Harrison, 2 Cold. (42 Tenn.) 534; O’Hagan v. O’Hagan’s Ex’r, 4 Clark (Iowa) 509; Maxwell v. Sawyer, 90 Wis. 352 . 'If the marital relation has been dissolved by a decree of divorce, the former wife cannot maintain a suit for alimony.

11916–1916

Where else courts name it

CA 14 (1987–2026) TX 13 (1998–2018) IL 8 (1916–2014) GA 6 (1924–2025) MS 3 (1999–2008) MI 3 (1955–2018) NY 3 (1995–2003) VA 2 (1995–2013) KY 2 (2014–2025) NJ 2 (1968–1998) FL 2 (1990–2021) MO 2 (2009–2015) NM 2 (1914–1996)

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.

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