Legal Opinion
Un. Consumers Club, Inc. v. Attorney Gen., State of Ill.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided November 8, 1983No. 82-969PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Per.lin
On August 28, 1980, defendant, the Attorney General of Illinois, adopted comprehensive rules regulating the operation of buyers clubs 1 within Illinois. (4 Ill. Reg., No. 37, at 567-96 (1980).) The Attorney General based his authority to issue these rules on section 4 of the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act (the Act), which provides:
“To accomplish the objectives and to carry out the duties prescribed by this Act, the Attorney General, in addition to other powers conferred upon him by this Act, may issue subpoenas to any person, administer an oath or affirmation to any…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- General Electric Co. v. GilbertSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Thorpe v. Housing Authority of DurhamSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Mourning v. Family Publications Service, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Duhl v. Nash Realty Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1981
- Scott v. Association for Childbirth at Home, InternationalIllinois Supreme Court · 1981
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- B. Sanfield, Inc. v. Finlay Fine Jewelry Corp.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999
- South 51 Development Corp. v. VegaAppellate Court of Illinois · 2002
- Town of Libertyville v. ConnorsAppellate Court of Illinois · 1989
- W. Va. Chiropractic Society, Inc. v. MerrittWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1987
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