57 Illinois opinions name it 2 courts 1882–2025 2 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 |
|---|---|---|
People v. Bowensgreen2 sentences2019See Bowens, 407 Ill. 2018See Bowens , 407 Ill. | 2 | 2 |
Northwest Airlines, Inc. v. Transport Workers Uniongreen1 sentence2023See Northwest Airlines, 451 U.S. at 86-87 (noting that although there is no common law right to contribution among joint tortfeasors, most states have changed that rule “either by statute or by judicial decision”). ¶ 41 Plaintiffs argue, however, that the Human Rights Act provides no method for an employer to join a third party in contribution “at the agency level.” Therefore, similar to Northwest Airlines, allowing contribution here would frustrate the process set forth in the statute. | 1 | 1 |
People v. Buigreen1 sentence2020See Bui, 381 Ill. | 1 | 1 |
People v. Parkergreen1 sentence2020People v. Parker, 223 Ill. 2d 494, 508 (2006). | 1 | 1 |
People Ex Rel. Alvarez v. Skrydgreen1 sentence2011Alvarez v. Skryd, 241 Ill. 2d 34, 43 (2011) (where the defendant filed an untimely Rule 604(d) motion, the trial court did not have the authority to dismiss the 1 For an interesting analysis of the propriety of this principle, commonly referred to as the “Void Sentence Rule,” see Kristopher N. Classen & Honorable Jack O’Malley, Filling the Void: The Case for Repudiating and Replacing Illinois’ Void Sentence Rule, 42 Loy. | 1 | 1 |
People v. Blackwellgreen1 sentence1981(Montanez; see also People v. Blackwell (1979), 76 Ill. | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Illinois. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Hajian v. Holy Family Hospital
green
2 sentences2000Hajian, 273 Ill. 2000Hajian , 273 Ill. | 4 | 1998–2000 |
Linck v. Scheffel
neutral
2 sentences1937Linck v. Scheffel, 32 Ill. 1932Linck v. Scheffel, 32 Ill. | 3 | 1929–1937 |
People v. Castleberry
green
2 sentences2016Even if defendant has not yet paid the analysis fee in his prior case, he still owes it. ¶ 20 We also reject the State’s argument that defendant’s claim is barred by our supreme court’s ruling in People v. Castleberry, 2015 IL 116916, ¶ 19 , abolishing the void sentence rule. 2016Even if defendant has not yet paid the analysis fee in his prior case, he still owes it. ¶ 20 We also reject the State’s argument that defendant’s claim is barred by our supreme court’s ruling in People v. Castleberry, 2015 IL 116916, ¶ 19 , abolishing the void sentence rule. | 2 | 2016–2016 |
People v. Smith
green
2 sentences2010Smith, 233 Ill. 2d at 23 . 2010Smith, 233 Ill. 2d at 23 . 27 No. 1-07-0266 The dissent therefore posits that unlike the issue in Davis, the issue in Smith was the failure to tender special verdict forms. | 2 | 2010–2010 |
People v. Morgan
green
2 sentences2008It is arguable that it was not the predicate felonies that resulted in and caused the murders of [defendant’s grandparents], but rather that it was the murders of [defendant’s grandparents] which gave rise to the predicate felonies.” Morgan, 197 Ill. 2d at 447 . 2008It is arguable that it was not the predicate felonies that resulted in and caused the murders of [defendant’s grandparents], but rather that it was the murders of [defendant’s grandparents] which gave rise to the predicate felonies.” Morgan, 197 Ill. 2d at 447 . | 2 | 2008–2008 |
In Re Marriage of Pagano
red
2 sentences1997Pagano, 154 Ill. 2d at 184 . 1997Pagano , 154 Ill. 2d at 184 . | 2 | 1997–1997 |
People v. Malik
green
2 sentences1989The court, while not specifically ruling upon the propriety of the instruction, stated: “[T]he contradiction between the two paragraphs raises at least a close question as to whether the jury might be so confused as to think the presumption was either mandatory or such as to place a burden on the defendant to prove his sobriety.” Malik, 113 Ill. 1989(Malik, 113 Ill. | 2 | 1989–1989 |
Rack v. Chicago City Railway Co.
neutral
2 sentences1899Where the facts are such that reasonable men of fair intelligence may draw different conclusions, the question of negligence must be submitted to the jury.”- The province of a court of review, in passing on the question of the propriety of an instruction to find for one of the parties, is thus stated in Rack v. Chicago City Railway Co., 173 Ill. 289 : “ We have nothing to do with any question as to the preponderance of the evidence, or the credibility of the witnesses, or the force to be given to the evidence having a tendency merely to impeach the veracity of the witnesses. 1898"W e are not here called upon to determine whether the evidence was sufficient to entitle the plaintiff to recover, or the weight to be given to the evidence, but we will look to the evidence for the purpose of determining whether it fairly tended to establish plaintiff’s cause of action, and if it did, then the court erred in' talcing it from the jury.” In Rack v. Railway Co., 173 Ill. 289 , decided at the April term, 1898, the court say: “ In considering the propriety of such an instruction, we have nothing to do. with any question as to the preponderance of the evidence, or the credibility | 2 | 1898–1899 |
Amato v. Department of Employment Security
green
1 sentence2025Oct. 1, 1983). ¶ 34 These Illinois statutory provisions on recoupment waivers, consistent with the USDL guidance, leave the propriety of a waiver to be determined on a case-by-case basis and allow an overpayment without fraud to nonetheless be deemed not without fault on the claimant’s part. - 13 - 2025 IL App (2d) 240164 ¶ 35 The Department’s position on appeal is that, in applying for and receiving PUA benefits to which he was not entitled, plaintiff was ipso facto at “fault.” The Department ignores its own fault in paying the benefits, even though it quotes the relevant text (“[t]he receipt | 1 | 2025–2025 |
People v. Anderson
green
2 sentences1998Although a defendant who fails to object to a jury instruction waives any error concerning the propriety of the instruction (People v. Anderson, 201 Ill. 1998App. 3d 75 , 559 N.E.2d 267 (1990)), defendant in the case at bar does not claim the court’s instruction of the jury was error. | 1 | 1998–1998 |
Villa v. Crown Cork & Seal Co.
green
1 sentence1995Villa v. Crown Cork & Seal Co. (1990), 202 Ill. | 1 | 1995–1995 |
Webb v. Angell
green
1 sentence1993(Webb v. Angell (1987), 155 Ill. | 1 | 1993–1993 |
Wolfe v. Board of Education
green
1 sentence1992App. 3d 208, 210 , 524 N.E.2d 1177 .) Our review of the circuit court judgment on appeal is limited to a determination of whether the trial court correctly determined the propriety of the hearing officer’s findings and decision and whether there is evidence in the record to support the conclusion reached by the hearing officer. | 1 | 1992–1992 |
Kern-Limerick, Inc. v. Scurlock
green
1 sentence1989Yates, 484 U.S. at 214-17 , 98 L.Ed.2d at 552-54 , 108 S.Ct. at 536-37 . 2 Addressing the propriety of applying the rule of Reddick , we note that our supreme court unequivocally held that giving the pattern jury instructions on murder and voluntary manslaughter in circumstances identical to those in the instant case failed to correctly set the State's burden of proof and constituted grave, nonwaivable error. | 1 | 1989–1989 |
Yates v. Aiken
green
2 sentences1989Yates, 484 U.S. at 214-17 , 98 L.Ed.2d at 552-54 , 108 S.Ct. at 536-37 . 2 Addressing the propriety of applying the rule of Reddick , we note that our supreme court unequivocally held that giving the pattern jury instructions on murder and voluntary manslaughter in circumstances identical to those in the instant case failed to correctly set the State's burden of proof and constituted grave, nonwaivable error. 1989Yates, 484 U.S. at 214-17 , 98 L.Ed.2d at 552-54 , 108 S.Ct. at 536-37 . 2 Addressing the propriety of applying the rule of Reddick , we note that our supreme court unequivocally held that giving the pattern jury instructions on murder and voluntary manslaughter in circumstances identical to those in the instant case failed to correctly set the State's burden of proof and constituted grave, nonwaivable error. | 1 | 1989–1989 |
Willson v. Pepich
green
1 sentence1987(Willson v. Pepich (1983), 119 Ill. | 1 | 1987–1987 |
People v. Brumfield
green
2 sentences1987App. 3d 107 , Ill. 390 N.E.2d 589 .) The court, in reversing the trial court, stated that “[o]nce the defendant asserted a legally viable defense in response to the State’s discovery motion, the State and the trial court were without authority to question the propriety of that defense prior to trial.” (Emphasis added.) (People v. Brumfield (1979), 72 Ill. 1987App. 3d 107 , Ill. 390 N.E.2d 589 .) The court, in reversing the trial court, stated that “[o]nce the defendant asserted a legally viable defense in response to the State’s discovery motion, the State and the trial court were without authority to question the propriety of that defense prior to trial.” (Emphasis added.) (People v. Brumfield (1979), 72 Ill. | 1 | 1987–1987 |
Ralston v. Plogger
green
1 sentence1987App. 3d 90, 98 , 476 N.E.2d 1378 .) The propriety of an instruction depends on whether all of the instructions, considered as a whole, were sufficiently clear so that the jury was not misled, and only where it is obvious the jury was misled has there been reversible error. | 1 | 1987–1987 |
People v. Hart
green
2 sentences1986App. 3d 343 , 427 N.E.2d 1352 , the court ruled on the propriety of an instruction informing the jury of the State’s non-duty to establish the community standard. ( 101 Ill. 1986App. 3d 343 , 427 N.E.2d 1352 , the court ruled on the propriety of an instruction informing the jury of the State’s non-duty to establish the community standard. ( 101 Ill. | 1 | 1986–1986 |
People v. Pates
neutral
2 sentences1985App. 3d 1062, 1064 , aff’d (1981), 84 Ill. 2d 82 .) In Pates, the court considered the propriety of an instruction which stated, in essence, that no entrapment of the defendant could be said to have occurred if the defendant was simply offered the opportunity or facility for committing a crime which he was willing to commit. 1985App.3d 1062, 1064 , aff'd (1981), 84 Ill.2d 82 .) In Pates , the court considered the propriety of an instruction which stated, in essence, that no entrapment of the defendant could be said to have occurred if the defendant was simply offered the opportunity or facility for committing a crime which he was willing to commit. | 1 | 1985–1985 |
Brown v. Decatur Memorial Hospital
green
2 sentences1984(See Brown v. Decatur Memorial Hospital (1980), 83 Ill. 2d 344, 350 , 415 N.E.2d 337 .) He concedes, however, that the C&O did object to the instruction on the basis that it had presented evidence of an inspection within 24 hours prior to the accident. 1984(See Brown v. Decatur Memorial Hospital (1980), 83 Ill. 2d 344, 350 , 415 N.E.2d 337 .) He concedes, however, that the C&O did object to the instruction on the basis that it had presented evidence of an inspection within 24 hours prior to the accident. | 1 | 1984–1984 |
Nicholl v. Scaletta
green
1 sentence1983Nicholl v. Scaletta (1982), 104 Ill. | 1 | 1983–1983 |
Hulke v. International Manufacturing Co.
green
1 sentence1982(Hulke v. International Manufacturing Co. (1957), 14 Ill. | 1 | 1982–1982 |
| Cotton v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad green | 1 | 1981–1981 |
PEOPLE EX REL. AT AND SF RY. CO. v. Clark
green
1 sentence1981Co. v. Clark (1957), 12 Ill. 2d 515, 521 , implicitly recognized the propriety of applying the doctrine in a proper case, and this court in Cotton v. Louisville & Nashville R.R. | 1 | 1981–1981 |
| People v. McKibben neutral | 1 | 1981–1981 |
| People v. Bristow neutral | 1 | 1980–1980 |
| People v. Phillips green | 1 | 1977–1977 |
| Simmon v. Iowa Mutual Casualty Co. green | 1 | 1969–1969 |
| Woolley v. Hafner's Wagon Wheel, Inc. green | 1 | 1966–1966 |
| Cooper v. Cox green | 1 | 1966–1966 |
| The People v. Bush green | 1 | 1966–1966 |
| Logan v. Harris Trust & Savings Bank green | 1 | 1962–1962 |
| City of Joliet v. Harwood green | 1 | 1956–1956 |
| Fitz Simons & Connell Co. v. Braun & Fitts green | 1 | 1956–1956 |
| National Bond & Investment Co. v. Moss neutral | 1 | 1948–1948 |
| Eckhart v. Consolidated Milling Co. neutral | 1 | 1943–1943 |
| Briggs v. People green | 1 | 1934–1934 |
| Willard v. Petitt neutral | 1 | 1907–1907 |
| Costly v. McGowan neutral | 1 | 1907–1907 |
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.