Supreme Court of Illinois

In a suit for civil conspiracy, the doctrine of sovereign immunity does not deprive circuit courts of jurisdiction over claims that state employees engaged in civil conspiracy in the furtherance of which unlawful acts were committed.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/18/2004
• Published 03/18/2004

Judges

• Justice FREEMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Court

• Supreme Court of Illinois

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert C. Strodel, Peoria, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Lisa Madigan, Attorney General, Springfield (Gary Feinerman, Solicitor General, and John P. Schmidt, Assistant Attorney General, Chicago, of counsel), for appellees.