Lacey v. Village of Palatine

State: Illinois

Docket No: 106353, 106359 cons., Rel

Case Date: 02/20/2009

Preview:Docket Nos. 106353, 106359 cons.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS

SUSAN H. LACEY, Special Adm'r of the Estate of Mary E. Lacey, Deceased, Appellee, v. THE VILLAGE OF PALATINE et al., Appellants. Opinion filed February 20, 2009.

JUSTICE GARMAN delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Chief Justice Fitzgerald and Justices Freeman, Thomas, Kilbride, Karmeier, and Burke concurred in the judgment and opinion.

OPINION Plaintiff, the special administrator of the estate of decedent Mary Lacey, brought this action in the circuit court of Cook County against the Village of Glenview, the Village of Palatine, and individual police officers employed by the villages (defendants). Plaintiff's complaint alleges that defendants willfully and wantonly breached duties owed to Lacey under the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986 (Act) (750 ILCS 60/101 et seq. (West 2002)). Defendants moved to dismiss plaintiff's complaint pursuant to section 2

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