The article discusses a court case concerning the suit of four state-licensed riverboat casinos against the State Treasurer and the Illinois Racing Board on the payment of a percentage of their adjusted gross receipts (AGR) to a fund for horse racing tracks of the state. The Appellate Court ...
The author discusses the Illinois Appellate Court First District case Buck versus Charletta which deals with proximate cause defence. He reports that the court addressed the line of cases where proximate cause is contingent on the actions of an intervening third-party. He also explains how a ...
Levan responded by filing a third party complaint against the City of Dixon, Illinois for failure to properly repair a water main which he blamed for the accident. The 2nd District Appellate Court ruled that Ponto could not recover damages directly from the third party defendant....