Legal Opinion
Price v. Philip Morris, Inc.
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided May 5, 2006No. 96236Published
1Opinion of the Court
846 N.E.2d 597 (2006)
301 Ill.Dec. 272
Sharon A. PRICE et al., etc., appellees,
v.
PHILIP MORRIS, INCORPORATED, appellant.
No. 96236.
Supreme Court of Illinois.
May 5, 2006.
Petition for rehearing denied.
FREEMAN, J., joined by KILBRIDE, J., dissenting upon denial of rehearing.
Dissent attached.
Dissent Upon Denial of Rehearing
2DissentJustice Freeman
Plaintiffs petitioned for rehearing in this case. Because I believe that this court's judgment may have been erroneous, I dissent from the denial of the petition for rehearing.
I
As a preliminary matter, plaintiffs correctly question the precedential value of this court's decision.…
3Cases cited34 opinions
- Edward H. Phillips v. Awh Corporation, Hopeman Brothers, Inc., and Lofton Corporation, Defendants-CrossCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2006
- United States v. Western Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Far East Conference v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Port of Boston Marine Terminal Assn. v. Rederiaktiebolaget TransatlanticSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Hux v. RabenIllinois Supreme Court · 1967
29 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.