LYONS v. HERITAGE HOUSE ENTERPRISES

No. 16316.

92 Ill. App.3d 668 (1981)

415 N.E.2d 1341

ELAINE LYONS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. HERITAGE HOUSE ENTERPRISES et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fourth District.

Opinion filed January 14, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James M. Drake, of Springfield, for appellant.

Giffin, Winning, Lindner, Newkirk, Cohen & Bodewes, of Springfield (Carol J. Hansen Fines, of counsel), for appellees.


Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE CRAVEN delivered the opinion of the court:

The narrow issue presented in this case is whether cancer of the uterus is a handicap within the meaning of article I, section 19, of the 1970 Illinois Constitution, and the Equal Opportunities for the Handicapped Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 38, pars. 65-22, 65-23). The plaintiff, Elaine Lyons, brought suit against the defendants, Heritage House Enterprises, and Leonard W. Lambert...

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