147 Ill. 2d 84 - McAlister v. Schick’s Empirical Analysis
1992
Citation profile
44 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 44 later decisions — most recently May 2021 · most notably 198 Ill. 2d 21 - Burger v. Lutheran General Hospital (2001), D.S. v. R.S. (2001)
44 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Relies on 82 Ill. 2d 268 - People v. Cox · 79 Ill. 2d 295 - Anderson v. Wagner · 112 Ill. 2d 273 - O'CONNELL v. St. Francis Hospital · 82 Ill. 2d 556 - People v. Youngbey · 111 Ill. 2d 416 - Mega v. Holy Cross Hospital
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 44 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“"The doctrine of separation of powers does not contemplate that there should be `"rigidly separated compartments"` or `"a complete divorce among the three branches of government."` ( Strukoff [v. Strukoff], 76 Ill.2d [53] at 58 [ 27 Ill.Dec. 762 , 389 N.E.2d 1170 (1979) ], quoting In re Estate of Barker (1976), 63 Ill.2d 113, 119 [ 345 N.E.2d 484 ].) Nor does the constitution forbid every exercise by one branch of government of functions which are usually exercised by another branch. ( People v. Farr (1976), 63 Ill.2d 209, 213 [ 347 N.E.2d 146 ], citing City of Waukegan v. Pollution Control Board (1974), 57 Ill.2d 170, 174-75 [ 311 N.E.2d 146 ].) The separate spheres of governmental authority may overlap. ( County of Kane v. Carlson (1987), 116 Ill.2d 186, 208 [ 107 Ill.Dec. 569 , 507 N.E.2d 482 ].) Legislative enactments may regulate the court's practice so long as they do not dictate to the court how it must adjudicate and apply the law or conflict with the court's right to control its procedures. ( O'Connell v. St. Francis Hospital (1986), 112 Ill.2d 273, 281 [ 97 Ill.Dec. 449 , 492 N.E.2d 1322 ].) This court has repeatedly recognized that the legislature may impose reasonable limitations and conditions upon access to the courts. Buzz Barton & Associates, Inc. v. Giannone (1985), 108 Ill.2d 373, 383 [ 91 Ill. Dec. 636 , 483 N.E.2d 1271 ]." McAlister v. Schick, 147 Ill.2d 84, 95 , 167 Ill.Dec. 1021 , 588 N.E.2d 1151, 1155-56 (1992).”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“In any action, whether in tort, contract or otherwise, in which the plaintiff seeks damages for injuries or death by reason of medical, hospital or other healing art malpractice, the plaintiff's attorney or the plaintiff, if the plaintiff is proceeding pro se, shall file an affidavit [of merit], attached to the original and all copies of the complaint.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority““Every person shall find a certain remedy in the laws for all injuries and wrongs which he receives to his person, privacy, property or reputation. He shall obtain justice by law, freely, completely, and promptly.” Ill. Const. 1970, art. I, § 12.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.