Stocker Hinge Manufacturing Co. v. Darnel Industries, Inc.

Plaintiff, Stocker Hinge Manufacturing Company, appeals from an award of damages in the amount of $44,815.75 entered in the circuit court of Cook County in favor of defendants, Darnel Industries, Inc., Samuel A. Hoffman, and S&S Hinge Company, resulting from the issuance of a temporary restraining order (TRO) under the Injunction Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 69, pars. 9, 12). The appellate court affirmed the award of damages (99 Ill. App. 3d 340), and we granted plaintiff’s petition for leave to appeal (73 Ill. 2d R 315).

This case presents one question: whether damages may be awarded when a…