Defendants were charged with operating a public warehouse in Chicago in which they unlawfully transacted business without procuring a license under An Act to Regulate Public Warehouses and the Warehousing and Inspection of Grain, and to Give Effect to...

Plaintiff cabin owners had licenses from the prior owners of the land to keep their cabins on the land. Defendant land owner purchased the land and sent notices of termination of their licenses to plaintiffs. Plaintiffs then commenced their action for...

The consumer brought warranty claims against the manufacturer in connection with the purchase of a yacht. The manufacturer moved for summary judgment in the case, claiming that the consumer never presented the boat to an authorized dealer for warranty...

The former wife and the decedent had bought and owned their home as joint tenants with right of survivorship. Their divorce decree provided that the former wife had exclusive occupancy of the home and that the decedent was responsible for the mortgage...

In a case stemming from a terrorist detonation of an explosive device under the World Trade Center on February 26, 1993, plaintiff owners sued defendants, the manufacturers of fertilizer products, on theories of negligence and products liability, based...

A counseling service bought a home in the homeowner association's subdivision for use as a group home for mentally handicapped persons. The association petitioned against the service, seeking injunctive relief, alleging restrictive covenants prohibited...

A restaurant sought to enforce its contract with a musician to provide entertainment at the restaurant and enjoin him from playing musical instruments for any other establishment during times that would conflict with performance of his contract. The trial...

A truck fleet operator and truck company and a related transportation services company entered into negotiations concerning a fleet agreement. Although a number of lengthy draft agreements were exchanged, none of them were ever signed. The operator alleged...

A decedent's representative and a guardian-ad-litem of minor children filed a wrongful death suit against security guards of a department store who chased the decedent for suspected shoplifting and attempted to rescue decedent when he jumped into...

Congress passed the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, under which the Comptroller General was responsible for preparing and submitting to the President a report specifying deficit reductions for a fiscal year. The President in...