· 1/15/2010
VELOCITY INVESTMENTS, LLC v. Alston
Citations
- 922 N.E.2d 538
- 397 Ill. App. 3d 296
- 337 Ill. Dec. 415
- 2010 Ill. App. LEXIS 34
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that improper pleading was grounds for dismissal without prejudice and remanding to trial court
- choosing to reach the merits of the argument despite the party’s disregard of the rules
- choosing to reach the merits of the argument despite the party’s disregard of the rules
- reviewing court is not a repository into which an appellant may dump the burden of argument and research, and the failure to clearly define issues and support them with authority results in forfeiture of the argument
- party forfeited his argument by failing to develop it or cite any authority to support it
- party forfeited his argument by failing to develop it or cite any authority to support it
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Judges: Jorgensen
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