Legal Opinion
Romanski v. Barra
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided June 17, 1991No. 3-90-0718Published
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Haase
The plaintiff, Henry J. Romanski, filed a complaint for malicious prosecution against the former State’s Attorney of Peoria County, John A. Barra. Pursuant to county ordinance, the present State’s Attorney of Peoria County, Kevin W. Lyons, filed his appearance on behalf of Barra. Romanski filed a petition for declaratory relief seeking to disqualify Lyons as defense counsel. Romanski contends the county ordinance that permits Lyons to represent Barra is unconstitutional and wrongly adopted. The trial court dismissed the petition. The trial court ruled the plaintiff lacked standing to…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Warth v. SeldinSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Greer v. Illinois Housing Development AuthorityIllinois Supreme Court · 1988
- Skokie Gold Standard Liquors, Inc. v. Joseph E. Seagram & Sons, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1983
- People Ex Rel. Carey v. Lincoln Towing Service, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1976
- People v. RomanskiAppellate Court of Illinois · 1987