Legal Opinion
Heritage Commons Partners v. Village of Summit
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided February 6, 1990No. 85 C 10713PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
POSNER, Circuit Judge
(sitting by designation).
This case began as a civil rights suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, charging racial discrimination in housing, with pendent counts under state law. The jury brought in a verdict for the defendants on four of the five counts, leaving only a count for breach of contract under Illinois law against defendant Village of Summit — but on that count it found liability and awarded the plaintiffs (a real estate development partnership and the partners) $1 million in damages. I did not enter judgment on the jury’s verdict, pending decision on the…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- A/s Apothekernes Laboratorium for Specialpraeparater v. I.M.C. Chemical Group, Inc. And Dr. M.B. GillisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
- Bank of Pawnee v. JoslinAppellate Court of Illinois · 1988
- Simpson v. City of HighwoodIllinois Supreme Court · 1939
- Grill v. AdamsAppellate Court of Illinois · 1984
- Lyntel Products, Inc. v. Alcan Aluminum Corp.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1981
13 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by5 opinions
- Solow v. Northwest Airlines, Inc. (In Re Midway Airlines, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1995
- Board of Education of Community High School District No. 218 v. Village of RobbinsAppellate Court of Illinois · 2002
- Heritage Commons Partners, Ellen L. Barnes, William F. Cellini, Sheldon H. Ginsburg and Perry J. Snyderman v. Village of SummitCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
- Bosco v. Chicago Transit AuthorityDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2001
- Board of Education of Community High School District No. 218 v. Village of Robbins Modification of November 30, 2001, opinion on denial of rehearingAppellate Court of Illinois · 2002