395 Ill. App. 3d 570 - Thomas v. Koe’s Empirical Analysis
2009
Citation profile
42 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 63 Ill. 2d 128 - First Capitol Mortgage Corp. v. Talandis Construction Corp. · Matter of Rouss · 167 Ill. 2d 397 - People v. Robinson · In re Marriage of Betts · 224 Ill. 2d 530 - Samour, Inc. v. Board of Election Commissioners
Most-quoted passages
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“set forth three distinct, discretionary options a reviewing court may exercise in the absence of an appellee's brief: (1) it may serve as an advocate for the appellee and decide the case when the court determines justice so requires, (2) it may decide the merits of the case if the record is simple and the issues can be easily decided without the aid of an appellee's brief, or (3) it may reverse the trial court when the appellant's brief demonstrates prima facie reversible error that is supported by the record.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
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