Legal Opinion

Outcom, Inc. v. Illinois Department of Transportation

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided May 21, 2009No. 106260PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Fitzgerald

Justices Freeman, Thomas, Kilbride, Garman, Karmeier, and Burke concurred in the judgment and opinion.

OPINION

At issue in this appeal is whether defendant, the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), 1 must issue a permit to plaintiff, Outcom, Inc., a Missouri corporation doing business as Porlier Outdoor Advertising, for the erection of two billboards in the Village of Caseyville, Illinois. IDOT denied plaintiff’s permit applications, concluding that plaintiff had failed to demonstrate that the proposed billboard site was continuously used for commercial or industrial activities since…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. United States v. United States Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
  2. Pullman-Standard v. SwintSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  3. City of Belvidere v. Illinois State Labor Relations BoardIllinois Supreme Court · 1998
  4. AFM Messenger Service, Inc. v. Department of Employment SecurityIllinois Supreme Court · 2001
  5. Greer v. Illinois Housing Development AuthorityIllinois Supreme Court · 1988

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3Cited by33 opinions

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