Legal Opinion

Kunde v. Biddle

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided August 26, 1976No. 13360PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Reardon

Plaintiffs bring this appeal challenging the right of the defendant, the operator of a towing company, to assess towing and storage costs and obtain a lien thereby against wrongfully parked automobiles removed from privately owned parking lots without the lawful possessor’s permission.

In separate instances, each plaintiff had wrongfully parked his automobile on a private parking lot. No plaintiff had permission or right to park on these lots. At the request of the owner, or an authorized agent of the owner, of each lot, defendant towed each automobile to the Normal Auto Body Shop, which is…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Wall v. Airport Parking Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1969
  2. Hobson's Truck Sales, Inc v. Carroll Trucking, IncAppellate Court of Illinois · 1971
  3. Younger v. PlunkettDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1975
  4. Unger v. Checker Taxi Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1961
  5. West Allis Industrial Loan Co. v. StarkWisconsin Supreme Court · 1928

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3Cited by28 opinions

  1. Rao v. RaoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
  2. La Salle National Trust, N.A. v. Village of WestmontAppellate Court of Illinois · 1994
  3. Bull v. MitchellAppellate Court of Illinois · 1983
  4. United Farm Family Mutual Insurance Co. v. MichalskiIndiana Court of Appeals · 2004
  5. First National Bank of Thomasboro v. LachenmyerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1985

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