Legal Opinion
Wirtz Realty Corp. v. Freund
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided June 23, 1999No. 1-97-3573PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Burke
Defendants J. Dennis Freund (Dennis) and C. Geraldine Freund (Geraldine) appeal from an order of the circuit court granting plaintiff Wirtz Realty Corporation’s (Wirtz) motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s claim for past-due rents, and the judgment of the circuit court, after a bench trial, in favor of plaintiff on defendants’ counterclaim which alleged that Wirtz violated the Illinois Human Rights Act (775 ILCS 5/3 — 101 et seq. (West 1996)), which prohibits discrimination against mentally handicapped individuals in the rental of residential property. On appeal, defendants contend that…
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