Kennedy v. Edgar

Plaintiff Catherine Kennedy filed a petition with defendant Secretary of State (Secretary) requesting full reinstatement of her driving privileges. The Secretary denied the petition. On administrative review, the circuit court for Sangamon County reversed the Secretary’s decision, but stayed the order pending this appeal by the Secretary. The Secretary argues its decision was not contrary to the manifest weight of the evidence. For the reasons that follow, we reverse the circuit court.

Plaintiff’s driving privileges were revoked by the Secretary on December 18, 1982, following plaintiff’s…