Legal Opinion
Ditsworth v. Kankakee Terrace Partnership
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided August 12, 1998No. 3-97-1014PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Lytton
The plaintiff filed a complaint seeking treble damages for violations of the Nursing Home Care Act (Act) (210 ILCS 45/3 — 602 (West 1994)). The defendants moved to dismiss this count because the legislature had repealed the treble damages provisions before the complaint was filed. The trial court denied the motion and certified a question to this court regarding the retroactive application of the amendment to the Act.
FACTS
On September 5, 1996, Richard Ditsworth, as the special administrator of the estate of Wayne Ditsworth, filed a complaint against the Kankakee Terrace Partnership, d/b/a…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Lucas v. LakinIllinois Supreme Court · 1997
- First of America Trust Co. v. ArmsteadIllinois Supreme Court · 1996
- White v. Sunrise Healthcare Corp.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1998
- Weimann v. Meadow Manor, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1996
- Hernandez v. Woodbridge Nursing HomeAppellate Court of Illinois · 1997
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Dardeen v. Heartland Manor, Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 1999
- Parker v. Illinois Masonic Warren Barr PavilionAppellate Court of Illinois · 1998
- Dardeen v. Heartland Manor, Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 1999
- Ditsworth v. Kankakee Terrace PartnershipAppellate Court of Illinois · 1998