Illinois Supreme Court· 12/18/1997

Best v. Taylor MacHine Works

Citations

689 N.E.2d 1057
179 Ill. 2d 367
228 Ill. Dec. 636

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

holding that statutory cap on noneconomic damages was unconstitutional, in part because cap infringed on judicial power of remittitur
holding that the separation of powers clause is not violated “merely because separate spheres of governmental authority may overlap”
stating “[a] special legislation challenge generally is judged under the same standards applicable to an equal protection challenge”
“It is this court’s duty to interpret the law and to protect the rights of individuals against acts beyond the scope of the legislative power.”
“[t]he separation of powers clause is not contravened merely because separate spheres of governmental authority may overlap”
joint and several liability occurs where “two or more defendants tortiously contribute to the same, indivisible injury”

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Judges: McMorrow, Heiple, Bilandic, Miller

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