Supreme Court of Illinois - April 2005 Opinion Summaries

King v. First Capital Fin. Servs. Corp.

Consumer Protection Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Property Law & Real Estate
In consolidated appeals arising from complaints by mortgage borrowers that they were charged document-preparation fees by lenders and that those...

Progressive Universal Ins. Co. of Illinois v. Liberty Mut. Fire Ins. Co.

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In declaratory judgment action regarding the duty to defend or indemnify a defendant in a personal injury accident where defendant's conduct fell...

People v. Woods

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Conviction for possession of a controlled substance is affirmed where a chain-of-custody issue is an evidentiary matter which should be raised at...

People v. Lee

Criminal Law & Procedure
In an action for unlawful possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, conviction is reversed and appellate court's holding that the...

People v. Hart

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Conviction for armed robbery is affirmed over claims that there had been improper use of statements made in plea negotiations and improper reference...

Blue v. Environmental Engineering, Inc.

Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a products liability action that proceeded in negligence, reinstatement of the jury verdict for plaintiff is affirmed where: 1) the trial court...

Turcol v. Pension Bd. of Trs. of the Matteson Police Pension Fund

Government Benefits
In the matter of administrative review of the denial of a policeman's application for a line-of-duty disability retirement pension, the appeal is...