Legal Opinion
Gittings v. Hilton
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided May 31, 1984No. 3-83-0570PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE ALLOY
delivered the opinion of the court:
The Gittings and Mr. Hilton are again in dispute and disagreement over a long-standing easement. (See Gittings v. Hilton (1979), 77 Ill. App. 3d 911, 396 N.E.2d 843.) The Gittings have appealed, in the instant case, from the dismissal by the trial court of their amended complaint for declaratory relief against Cecil M. Hilton. Mr. Hilton had filed his motion to dismiss their declaratory action, setting forth the doctrine of res judicata as a basis for the dismissal. A previous action between the parties, that resulted in the prior…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Rotogravure Service, Inc. v. R. W. Borrowdale Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1979
- Bass v. ScottAppellate Court of Illinois · 1979
- Cranwill v. DonahueAppellate Court of Illinois · 1981
- Gittings v. HiltonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1979
3Cited by4 opinions
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