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Cannizzo v. Berwyn Township 708 Community Mental Health Board

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided December 22, 2000No. 1-99-3558PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRESIDING JUSTICE QUINN

delivered the opinion of the court:

This action was brought by plaintiff Barry Cannizzo against his former employer, the Berwyn Township 708 Community Mental Health Board (hereinafter the Board), and various members of the Board individually. The counts of plaintiffs complaint relevant to this appeal alleged breach of contract against the Board. The Board filed a motion to dismiss those counts of the complaint, contending that the Board had no authority to enter into the employment contracts at issue and, thus, the contracts were void ab initio. The circuit court granted…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Mitchell v. Chester Housing AuthoritySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1957
  2. Denio v. City of Huntington BeachCalifornia Supreme Court · 1943
  3. Stahelin v. Bd. Ed. SD No. 4 DuPage CountyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1967
  4. Lindahl v. City of Des PlainesAppellate Court of Illinois · 1991
  5. Plant Food Co. v. City of CharlotteSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1938

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Eddie Bradley v. Village of University Park, IllinoisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2023
  2. Misti Crull v. William Sunderman, John W. Rapp, Justice, Lindsay ParkhurstCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2004
  3. Jones v. Brown-MarinoAppellate Court of Illinois · 2017
  4. Village of Oak Lawn v. FaberAppellate Court of Illinois · 2007
  5. Harris v. EckersallAppellate Court of Illinois · 2002

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