First of America Bank, Rockford, N.A. v. Netsch

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• declaratory judgment actions permit early resolution of dispositive issues, to fix rights of parties before irrevocable change in their positions jeopardizes their claims of right
• declaratory judgment actions permit early resolution of dispositive issues, to fix rights of parties before irrevocable change in their positions jeopardizes their claims of right
• this court assumed jurisdiction under Rule 302(a)(1) of appeal from circuit court order which held that certain statutory provisions were unconstitutional \as applied\ to the plaintiff
• an issue of fact is not material, even if disputed, unless it has legal probative force as to the controlling issue
• “statutes are presumed to apply prospectively only and will not be given retroactive effect absent clear language within the statute indicating that the legislature intended such effect”
• an issue of fact is not material, even if disputed, unless it has legal probative force as to the controlling issue

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