Giammanco v. Giammanco

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that a motion for clarification is not a proper postjudgment motion because it is not directed against the judgment
• the defendant gained unfair leverage in the bargaining process when he concealed his identity and thereby damaged the plaintiff
• “the tort of common-law fraud is primarily - 15 - Nos. 1-20-0653 & 1-20-0951 addressed to the invasion of economic interests.”
• generally, Illinois courts assess damages for fraud under the “benefit-of-the-bargain” approach
• oral motion for clarification made 15 days after final judgment
• accepting such damages under the “unusual circumstances” of the case

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).