Legal Opinion
Jackson v. Hammer
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided June 29, 1995No. 4-94-0569PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Green
In July 1989 plaintiff, Brian L. Jackson, bought a Springfield hobby shop business known as the Whistle Post from defendants Mark and Linda Hammer. In November 1991, plaintiff filed the instant suit for declaratory and injunctive relief, alleging breach of proprietary and contractual rights and violation of the Illinois Trade Secrets Act (Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 140, pars. 351 through 359) against the Hammers and defendant Tim Fleckenstein. In February 1994, defendants counterclaimed for attorney fees pursuant to the contract of sale for the business.
After a bench trial in April 1994,…
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