Legal Opinion

People Ex Rel. Watson v. Spinka

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided March 10, 1978No. 76-1478PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Lorenz

Defendant, Alan Spinka, appeals from an order dismissing his affirmative defense and counterclaim, finding him to be in contempt of an injunction which prohibited him from practicing dentistry in the State of Illinois without a license, and sentencing him to 10 days in the Cook County Jail and an assessment of *1,100 in costs. On appeal he contends that: (1) the trial court’s order, as well as the original injunction itself, should be declared unconstitutional and void, (2) the trial court erred in not granting his motion to strike plaintiffs’ petition for rule to show cause why he should not…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Walker v. City of BirminghamSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Schulenburg v. Signatrol, Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 1967
  3. People v. JavarasIllinois Supreme Court · 1972
  4. Board of Education of Kankakee School District No. III v. Kankakee Federation of Teachers Local No. 886Illinois Supreme Court · 1970
  5. People Ex Rel. Chicago Dental Society v. A.A.A. Dental Laboratories, Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 1956

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3Cited by8 opinions

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  2. Schallau v. City of NorthlakeAppellate Court of Illinois · 1980
  3. Allstate Insurance v. LaneAppellate Court of Illinois · 2003
  4. In Re Marriage of RossiAppellate Court of Illinois · 1981
  5. People v. BerriosAppellate Court of Illinois · 2018

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