Legal Opinion
Quinn v. Donnewald
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided June 5, 1985No. 61631PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Ward
The determination by the legislature of appropriate compensation for public officials has been a continuing and vexing problem. The Compensation Review Act (Ill. Rev. Stat., 1984 Supp., ch. 63, pars. 901 through 906) (the Act) was passed to allow the legislature to receive formal recommendations for compensation, following public hearings conducted by a board created by the Act.
The plaintiffs, Patrick Quinn, Stanley Sedny, Virginia Calfee and Doris Stanis, brought an action in the circuit court of Cook County seeking a declaratory judgment holding the Act to be violative of the Constitution…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Immigration & Naturalization Service v. ChadhaSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- People v. La PointeIllinois Supreme Court · 1982
- City of Springfield v. Board of Election Commissioners of SpringfieldIllinois Supreme Court · 1985
- Hill v. RelyeaIllinois Supreme Court · 1966
- Krebs v. ThompsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1944
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3Cited by21 opinions
- County of Kane v. CarlsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1987
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- Peile v. Skelgas, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1993
- Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts v. State & Municipal Teamsters, Chauffeurs & Helpers Union, Local 726Illinois Supreme Court · 1995
- Jenner v. WissoreAppellate Court of Illinois · 1988
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