Hamer v. Kirk

How courts have described this case

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

• rejecting an award of attorney’s fees solely on the basis of a public interest rationale, i.e., the private attorney general doctrine

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Cited by

66 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Morris B. Chapman & Associates, Ltd. v. Kitzman
  Illinois Supreme Court· 2000-11-16· cited 168×
• Storm & Associates, Ltd. v. Cuculich
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1998-08-28· cited 75×
• Fiorito v. Jones
  Illinois Supreme Court· 1978-07-14· cited 66×
• Brundidge v. Glendale Federal Bank, F.S.B.
  Illinois Supreme Court· 1995-11-22· cited 58×
• Blue Sky Advocates v. State
  Washington Supreme Court· 1986-10-30· cited 45×
• Society of Mount Carmel v. National Ben Franklin Insurance
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1994-11-10· cited 42×
• Schlenz v. Castle
  Illinois Supreme Court· 1981-02-20· cited 41×
• State Board of Tax Commissioners v. Town of St. John
  Indiana Supreme Court· 2001-07-18· cited 37×
• Matter of Reda, Inc.
  N.D. Illinois· 1985-11-18· cited 37×
• Mt. Carmel Soc. v. NAT. BEN FRANK. INS.
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1994-11-10· cited 36×
• Editorial Caballero, S.A. De C v. v. Playboy Enterprises, Inc.
  Tex. App. Ct., 13th Dist.· 2012-02-09· cited 34×
• Schlenz v. Castle
  Illinois Supreme Court· 1986-11-20· cited 31×
• Chicago City Bank & Trust Co. v. Wilson
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1980-06-27· cited 30×
• In re the Water Use Permit Applications
  Hawaii Supreme Court· 2001-06-18· cited 26×
• Lett v. City of St. Louis
  Missouri Court of Appeals· 2000-04-25· cited 24×
• Matter of Estate of Dyniewicz
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1995-03-31· cited 24×
• In Re Chicago Flood Litigation
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1997-06-30· cited 23×
• Domenella v. Domenella
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1987-08-06· cited 23×
• Morris B. Chapman & Associates, Ltd. v. Kitzman
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1999-08-27· cited 21×
• In Re Petition of Sullivan
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1985-06-28· cited 21×

Cites

12 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. v. Wilderness Society
  Supreme Court· 1975-05-12· cited 4,586×
• The Wilderness Society v. Rogers C. B. Morton, Secretary of the Interior
  D.C. Circuit· 1974-06-12· cited 99×
• House of Vision, Inc. v. Hiyane
  Illinois Supreme Court· 1969-01-29· cited 83×
• Leader v. Cullerton
  Illinois Supreme Court· 1976-03-25· cited 62×
• Hoffman v. Lehnhausen
  Illinois Supreme Court· 1971-04-01· cited 59×
• Flynn v. Kucharski
  Illinois Supreme Court· 1974-09-27· cited 58×
• Doran v. Cullerton
  Illinois Supreme Court· 1972-05-22· cited 32×
• Rosemont Building Supply, Inc. v. Illinois Highway Trust Authority
  Illinois Supreme Court· 1972-03-30· cited 30×
• Hamer v. Lehnhausen
  Illinois Supreme Court· 1975-04-16· cited 25×
• Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad v. Department of Revenue
  Illinois Supreme Court· 1959-09-24· cited 14×
• People ex rel. Stephens v. Holten
  Illinois Supreme Court· 1922-10-21· cited 12×
• People Ex Rel. Horwitz v. Canel
  Illinois Supreme Court· 1966-03-24· cited 9×

Other cases named Hamer v. Kirk

2 other CourtListener records share this case name.

• Hamer v. Kirk
  Illinois Supreme Court· 1976-11-15· cited 19×
• Hamer v. Kirk
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1978-02-15· cited 11×