People Ex Rel. Burris v. C.J.R. Processing, Inc.

How courts have described this case

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• holding that the Illinois Environmental Protection Act's definition of \person\ includes corporate officers; noting that the Act (1) defines \person\ as including \any individual\ and (2) does not exclude corporate officers
• holding that the Illinois Environmental Protection Act’s definition of “person” includes corporate officers; noting that the Act (1) defines “person” as including “any individual” and (2) does not exclude corporate officers
• holding that the Illinois Environmental Protection Act's definition of \person\ includes corporate officers; noting that the Act (1) defines \person\ as including \any individual\ and (2) does not exclude corporate officers
• “corporate officers may be held liable for violations of the [Illinois Environmental Protection Act] when their active participation or personal involvement is shown”
• plaintiffs were free to plead either common law nuisance or statutory nuisance
• plaintiffs were free to plead either common law nuisance or statutory nuisance

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).