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When it comes to trespassers on your property, know the laws in Texas. Are you legally allowed to shoot them? Or would you be committing a crime yourself? ....
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) Pulling up to a funeral procession could set you back anywhere from a few minutes to multiple hours (if your horse and carriage happened to stumble upon the procession for Abraham Lincoln, for example). So, what if you really have to get to Susie’s soccer game and find yourself facing off […] ....
Currently, the tort of alienation of affection is available in six states including Hawaii, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Carolina, South Dakota, and Utah. Illinois is not a state in which that claim and legally be made. However, one claim you may be able to make is an intentional infliction of emotional distress. In order to sue them for intentional infliction of emotional distress, you must first prove a defendant acted with intent or recklessness. If a defendant's conduct was extreme and outrageous, or if any conduct was cause of major emotional distress. you can no longer sue someone who has ruined a marriage because it is not considered to be "extreme and outrageous." The reality is that people get divorced or seperated, and oftentimes for reasons of an affair, therefore it doesn't constitute "extreme" and/or "outrageous", despite how much it may have hurt you. ....
Is it illegal to crash a wedding, particularly in Illinois? There are numerous potential charges a crasher can face including first-degree burglary, robbery, petty theft, and trespassing just to name a few. At weddings, since food and drink aren’t free, most crashers are actually committing theft, even if it’s just petty theft. A lot of weddings take place on private property, so wedding crashing frequently involves trespassing. However, some weddings do happen on public property, like beaches or parks. If an uninvited guest learns the name of someone who wasn’t present and poses as them, they may also be charged with false impersonation if they gain something from doing so or damage the other person’s reputation. ....