Legal Opinion
ESG Watts, Inc. v. Pollution Control Board
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided March 23, 2000No. 87158PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Freeman
In this case petitioner ESG Watts, Inc. (Watts), sought review of a decision of the Illinois Pollution Control Board (Board) in the Illinois appellate court. The appellate court dismissed Watts’ action because Watts did not name the State of Illinois as a respondent in its petition for review. The question before us is whether it was proper for the appellate court to dismiss the appeal. We find that dismissal was proper, and affirm.
BACKGROUND
In May 1996, the State, through its Attorney General, filed a complaint before the Board captioned “People of the State of Illinois v. ESG Watts, Inc.”…
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