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· 12/10/1985

Russell v. Hertz Corp.

Citations

  • 487 N.E.2d 630
  • 139 Ill. App. 3d 11
  • 93 Ill. Dec. 805
  • 1985 Ill. App. LEXIS 2788

How courts have described this case

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

  • “Regardless of the precise errors complained of, [under the voluntary payment doctrine] when plaintiffs have sufficient information ... they must protest or show that they paid under duress.”
  • “It is true that disastrous business consequences qualify as duress. If a plaintiff will suffer a virtual destruction of business as a result of his failure to pay an illegal sum, then his payment is compulsory.”

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Judges: Stamos

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