· 9/30/1997
Joel R. by Salazar v. Board of Educ. of Mannheim Sch. Dist.
Citations
- 686 N.E.2d 650
- 226 Ill. Dec. 867
- 292 Ill. App. 3d 607
- 1997 Ill. App. LEXIS 694
How courts have described this case
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- noting that any distinction between findings of fact made by a jury as opposed to by a court is “meaningless”
- the trial court is in a superior position to observe the witnesses’ demeanor and judge their credibility
- trial court is in a superior position to resolve conflicts in the evidence
- “Questions of fact, whether determined by a jury or by the circuit court in a nonjury case, are reviewed under the deferential, manifest weight of the evidence standard.”
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Judges: Tully
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