Wilson v. Wilson

How courts have described this case

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

• recitals of themselves become operative when preamble to contract includes language indicating that contract is being formed in consideration of those recitals
• recitals of themselves become operative when preamble to contract includes language indicating that contract is being formed in consideration of those recitals
• durational provisions of two agreements, one of which had been incorporated into other, not inconsistent, but could be read together because subsequent agreement was silent as to specific provision of prior agreement
• when a contract shows an intention to incorporate all or part of another document by reference, the additional provisions “become as much a part of the contract as if they were expressly written in it”
• involving original and restated agreements

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

44 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• 188 LLC v. Trinity Industries, Incorporated
  Seventh Circuit· 2002-08-01· cited 273×
• In Re Lawrence M.
  Illinois Supreme Court· 1996-08-02· cited 121×
• Medcom Holding Company v. Baxter Travenol Laboratories, Inc., Now Known as Baxter International, Inc. And Medtrain, Inc.
  Seventh Circuit· 1993-01-26· cited 53×
• George S. May International Co. v. King
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 1994-02-21· cited 48×
• FIRST BANK AND TRUST CO. v. Village of Orland Hills
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 2003-03-17· cited 38×
• Kalbfleisch v. Columbia Community Unit School District Unit No. 4
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 2009-12-16· cited 30×
• Allstate Life Insurance v. BFA Ltd. Partnership
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 2008-06-10· cited 28×
• City of Rockford v. Mallinckrodt ARD, Inc.
  E.D. Illinois· 2019-01-25· cited 26×
• Finch v. Illinois Community College Board
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 2000-07-21· cited 25×
• Limestone Development Corp. v. Village of Lemont
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1996-09-25· cited 24×
• Patrick Cage v. Tiffany Harper
  Seventh Circuit· 2022-08-01· cited 24×
• Atlantic Mutual Insurance Company v. Metron Engineering and Construction Company
  Seventh Circuit· 1996-05-13· cited 23×
• Board of Managers of Chestnut Hills Condominium Ass'n v. Pasquinelli, Inc.
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 2004-12-23· cited 23×
• Elmer Miller, Inc. v. Landis
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1993-09-09· cited 23×
• Fort Dearborn Life Insurance v. Holcomb
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 2000-08-28· cited 23×
• Dolezal v. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, S.C.
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1994-09-30· cited 22×
• Weidner v. Szostek
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1993-05-28· cited 21×
• Westlake Financial Group, Inc. v. CDH-Delnor Health System
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 2015-03-05· cited 19×
• Eldridge v. Eldridge
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1993-04-23· cited 17×
• Jago v. Miller Fluid Power Corp.
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1993-06-11· cited 17×

Cites

23 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Martindell v. Lake Shore National Bank
  Illinois Supreme Court· 1958-12-16· cited 262×
• Baal v. McDonald's Corp.
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1981-06-18· cited 45×
• Best Coin-Op, Inc. v. Old Willow Falls Condominium Ass'n
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1983-12-23· cited 36×
• Grillo v. Sidney Wanzer & Sons, Inc.
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1975-02-26· cited 35×
• U-Haul Co. of Central Illinois v. Hindahl
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1980-11-21· cited 35×
• H. K. H. Development Corp. v. Metropolitan Sanitary District
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1964-02-13· cited 31×
• Turner Construction Co. v. Midwest Curtainwalls, Inc.
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1989-08-11· cited 27×
• Wall v. Chicago Park District
  Illinois Supreme Court· 1941-09-17· cited 27×
• Sports Unlimited, Inc. v. Scotch & Sirloin of Woodfield, Inc.
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1978-03-22· cited 20×
• Illinois Housing Development Authority v. M-Z Construction Corp.
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1982-09-02· cited 20×
• American National Bank & Trust Co. v. Chicago Title & Trust Co.
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1985-07-11· cited 19×
• Eagle Books, Inc. v. Jones
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1985-01-30· cited 18×
• Falcon, Ltd. v. Corr's Natural Beverages, Inc.
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1987-12-31· cited 18×
• McWhorter v. Realty World-Star, Inc.
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1988-07-01· cited 16×
• Allstate Amusement Co. of Illinois, Inc. v. Pasinato
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1981-05-15· cited 14×
• The Boatmen's National Bank of St. Louis v. Robert F. Smith and M-T Acquisition Corporation
  Seventh Circuit· 1987-12-15· cited 13×
• Agrimerica, Inc. v. Mathes
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1988-06-21· cited 13×
• Maas v. Cohen Associates, Inc.
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1983-02-03· cited 11×
• La Salle National Bank v. Refrigerated Transport Co.
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1987-12-31· cited 10×
• Courtois v. Millard
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1988-09-28· cited 10×