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· 2/1/1984

Wheatley v. Board of Education of Township High School District 205

Citations

  • 459 N.E.2d 1364
  • 99 Ill. 2d 481
  • 77 Ill. Dec. 115
  • 1984 Ill. LEXIS 236

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that because no class was certified at the time the individual claims were dismissed, the class action was properly dismissed
  • holding - 13 - same
  • terminated teachers who were named plaintiffs accepted reemployment and were no longer proper class representatives
  • a cause of action “is moot if no actual controversy exists or where events occur which make it impossible for the court to grant effectual relief”
  • where the claims of the named representatives “have been resolved, they are not proper parties who would fairly and adequately protect the interest of the class they purport to represent”
  • a cause of action \is moot if no actual controversy exists or where events occur which make it impossible for the court to grant effectual relief\

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Judges: Moran

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