Illinois Code § 85

Illinois Code § 85. Reproduced from the official Illinois Compiled Statutes, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.

§ 85.

Supplementary general principles of law applicable. Unless displaced by the particular provisions of this Act, other statutes of this State applicable to personal property leases and the principles of law and equity, including the law relative to capacity to contract, principal and agent, estoppel, fraud, misrepresentation, duress, coercion, mistake, bankruptcy, or other validating or invalidating cause supplement its provisions. In the event of an inconsistency between another statute of this State applicable to personal property leases and this Act, the provisions of this Act shall control. (Source: P.A. 89-625, eff. 1-1-97.)

Source: official Illinois text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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  • Citation: Illinois Compiled Statutes § 85
  • Jurisdiction: Illinois
  • Code: Illinois Compiled Statutes
  • Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)

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