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LONG v. CITY OF NEW BOSTON

Nos. 55163, 55262 cons.

91 Ill.2d 456 (1982)

440 N.E.2d 625

CHESTER M. LONG et al., Appellees and Appellants, v. THE CITY OF NEW BOSTON et al., Appellants and Appellees.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied October 1, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Braud, Warner, Neppl & Westensee, Ltd., of Rock Island (Dennis A. De Porter, of counsel), for appellees and appellants Chester M. Long and Mary Lou Long.

Bozeman, Neighbour, Patton & Noe, of Moline (Robert J. Noe and Max D. Cartwright, of counsel), for appellant and appellee City of New Boston.

Samuel S. McHard, of Katz, McAndrews, Durkee, Balch & Lefstein, of Rock Island, for appellant and appellee Clair Riley.

Appellate court affirmed in part and reversed in part; circuit court affirmed.

JUSTICE CLARK delivered the opinion of the court:

On November 30, 1977, Chester Long was among a group of civic volunteers assisting in stringing Christmas lights over the main street of New Boston, Illinois. The Christmas decorations were a project of the city of New Boston (the city) and the New Boston American Legion Post No. 48, which had jointly purchased the lights in 1972...

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