Illinois Supreme Court· 3/19/1998

Dowd & Dowd, Ltd. v. Gleason

Citations

693 N.E.2d 358
181 Ill. 2d 460
230 Ill. Dec. 229
1998 Ill. LEXIS 357

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holding that unambiguous terms should be read as they appear
noting that plaintiff alleging tortious inducement of client to terminate business relationship must show that defendant “has committed some impropriety in doing so”
asserting that “[t]o prevail on the claim, a plaintiff must show not merely that the defendant has succeeded in ending the relationship or interfering with the expectancy, but ‘purposeful interference’-that the defendant has committed some impropriety in doing so”
declining to answer a certified question given the provisional nature of the inquiry, the importance of the issue involved, and the absence of a fully developed factual record
declining to answer a certified question given the provisional nature of the inquiry, the importance of the issue involved, and the absence of a fully developed factual record
declining to answer a certified question given the provisional nature of the inquiry, the importance of the issue involved, and the absence of a fully developed factual record

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Judges: Miller, Bilandic, Heiple

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