Legal Opinion
Sidwell v. Sidwell
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided August 27, 1984No. 4-84-0162PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE MILLS
delivered the opinion of the court:
“There are some things that are merely a concession to the shortness of life!”
— Justice Holmes
There simply must be an end to all litigation — and we have reached it in this acrimonious saga!
This vindictive divorce has been on the books for over 20 years— since February 4, 1964 — and has generated five reviewing court decisions until now.
This is the sixth!
In all of this time and in all of these judicial machinations, 11 appellate court justices have been involved — 8 regular and 3 temporarily assigned.
The Sidwell odyssey has consumed…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- People v. BerlandIllinois Supreme Court · 1979
- Crowell v. BilandicIllinois Supreme Court · 1980
- Sidwell v. SidwellAppellate Court of Illinois · 1975
- Johnson v. HawkinsAppellate Court of Illinois · 1972
- Sidwell v. SidwellAppellate Court of Illinois · 1966
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3Cited by13 opinions
- People v. CaballeroIllinois Supreme Court · 1997
- Goldberg v. RuskinAppellate Court of Illinois · 1984
- People v. GosierIllinois Supreme Court · 2001
- S.I. Securities v. PowlessAppellate Court of Illinois · 2010
- Parker v. MurdockAppellate Court of Illinois · 2011
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