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5 Illinois opinions name it 1 courts 2020–2026 4 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 |
|---|---|---|
Bowlin v. Murphysboro Firefighters Pension Board of Trusteesgreen2 sentences2023While this is a considerably deferential standard, this court’s review “cannot amount to a rubber stamp of the proceedings below merely because the Board heard witnesses, reviewed records, and made the requisite findings.” Bowlin v. Murphysboro Firefighters Pension Board of Trustees, 368 Ill. 2023While this is a considerably deferential standard, this court’s review “cannot amount to a rubber stamp of the proceedings below merely because the Board heard witnesses, reviewed records, and made the requisite findings.” Bowlin v. Murphysboro Firefighters Pension Board of Trustees, 368 Ill. | 4 | 4 |
Kouzoukas v. Retirement Board of the Policemen's Annuity & Benefit Fundgreen2 sentences2021Although this is a considerably deferential standard (Kouzoukas v. Retirement Board of Policemen’s Annuity & Benefit Fund of City of Chicago, 234 Ill. 2d 446, 463 (2009)), we are mindful that “our review cannot amount to a rubber stamp of the proceedings below merely because the Board heard witnesses, reviewed records, and made the -9- No. 1-20-0501 requisite findings.” Bowlin v. Murphysboro Firefighters Pension Board of Trustees, 368 Ill. 2020Although this is a considerably deferential standard (Kouzoukas v. Retirement Board of Policemen's Annuity & Benefit Fund of City of Chicago, 234 Ill. 2d 446, 463 (2009)), we are mindful that "our review cannot amount to a rubber stamp of the proceedings below merely because the Board heard witnesses, reviewed records, and made the requisite findings." Bowlin v. Murphysboro Firefighters Pension Board of Trustees, 368 Ill. | 2 | 2 |
Mahan v. Marion Police Pension Boardgreen1 sentence2026See Mahan v. Marion Police Pension Board, 2023 IL App (5th) 210426, ¶ 29 (Manifest weight of the evidence “is a considerably deferential standard.”). ¶ 49 Whenever a deferential standard of review is applied to the circuit court’s factual findings, there are two reasons for doing so: - 18 - “(1) having heard and observed the live witnesses’ testimony, the circuit court is in a superior position to resolve alleged inconsistencies and conflicts in the witnesses’ testimony, as well as to weigh the testimony and determine the credibility of the witnesses, and (2) the reviewing court never has the | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Illinois. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
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People v. Morgan
green
1 sentence2026See Mahan v. Marion Police Pension Board, 2023 IL App (5th) 210426, ¶ 29 (Manifest weight of the evidence “is a considerably deferential standard.”). ¶ 49 Whenever a deferential standard of review is applied to the circuit court’s factual findings, there are two reasons for doing so: - 18 - “(1) having heard and observed the live witnesses’ testimony, the circuit court is in a superior position to resolve alleged inconsistencies and conflicts in the witnesses’ testimony, as well as to weigh the testimony and determine the credibility of the witnesses, and (2) the reviewing court never has the | 1 | 2026–2026 |
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.