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State Courts -
Illinois - November 21 - November 27, 2007
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Estate of Bantsolas v. Bantsolas, No. 1-06-3723,
APPELLATE COURT OF ILLINOIS, FIRST DISTRICT, THIRD DIVISION, November 21, 2007, Decided, November 21, 2007, Filed
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Overview: Dismissal of 755 Ill. Comp. Stat. Ann. 5/16-1 citation to recover assets was proper as estate failed to carry its burden of establishing that amendments made by decedent to a land trust, which changed beneficial ownership of property, were not delivered to the trustee prior to the decedent's passing away.
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Irizarry v. Ill. Cent. R.R. Co., No. 1-06-1453,
APPELLATE COURT OF ILLINOIS, FIRST DISTRICT, SIXTH DIVISION, November 21, 2007, Decided, November 21, 2007, Filed
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Overview: Trial court properly dismissed a railroad employee's retaliatory discharge claim against his employer because there was neither a statutorily created nor a common-law cause of action for retaliatory discharge.
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People v. Cox, No. 1-05-3436,
APPELLATE COURT OF ILLINOIS, FIRST DISTRICT, FOURTH DIVISION, November 21, 2007, Decided, November 21, 2007, Filed
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Emerald Casino, Inc. v. Ill. Gaming Bd., No. 1-07-0881,
APPELLATE COURT OF ILLINOIS, FIRST DISTRICT, FIRST DIVISION, November 26, 2007, Decided, November 26, 2007, Opinion Filed
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Overview: Illinois Gaming Board followed appellate mandate requiring Board to issue renewal license to casino under 230 Ill. Comp. Stat. Ann. 10/11.2; nothing in § 11.2 prevented Board from thereafter revoking license, and fact Board's resolution issuing renewal license reserved right to apply pending revocation order to new license did not violate mandate.
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People v. Sipp, No. 1-06-2667,
APPELLATE COURT OF ILLINOIS, FIRST DISTRICT, FIRST DIVISION, November 26, 2007, Decided, November 26, 2007, Opinion Filed
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Overview: In trial for first-degree murder, defendant was not entitled to jury instruction on lesser-included offenses of involuntary manslaughter or second-degree murder, as his testimony indicated he intended to fire weapon and serious provocation claim failed where, inter alia, substantial time elapsed between threat to defendant's daughter and shooting.
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Treadway v. Nations Credit Fin. Servs. Corp., NO. 5-06-0425,
APPELLATE COURT OF ILLINOIS, FIFTH DISTRICT, November 26, 2007, Opinion Filed
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Overview: Where an estate representative alleged that a lender improperly charged his mother a loan discount fee, under 735 Ill. Comp. Stat. Ann. 5/2-619, the National Bank Act did not preempt his breach of contract, consumer fraud, and unjust enrichment claims, because he did not allege state law usury claims; the lender waived the issue of res judicata.
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