Russ Berrie & Co. v. Human Rights Commission

I respectfully dissent. The issue before us is whether the Commission’s decision was against the manifest weight of the evidence. As stated by the majority, “[a] judgment is against the manifest weight of the evidence when an opposite conclusion is clearly evident from the record.” (224 Ill. App. 3d at 878; Evert v. Board of Trustees of the Fire Fighters’ Pension Fund (1989), 180 Ill. App. 3d 656, 660.) This determination should not be based on reweighing evidence or making an independent finding of fact.

Carr’s complaint alleging racial discrimination was based on the following facts: (1)…