CONNELLY v. GIBBS

No. 81-2321.

112 Ill. App.3d 257 (1983)

445 N.E.2d 477

MATTHEW CONNELLY, a Minor, by his Parents and Next Friends, James Connelly et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. WESLEY F. GIBBS et al., Defendants-Appellants.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (1st Division).

Opinion filed January 31, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ancel, Glink, Diamond, Murphy & Cope, P.C., of Chicago (Marvin J. Glink and Peter D. Coblentz, of counsel), for appellants.

Canel, Aronson & Whitted, of Chicago (Richard J. Aronson and Brooke R. Whitted, of counsel), for appellees.


Reversed and remanded.

JUSTICE O'CONNOR delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff Matthew Connelly, a 15-year-old hearing-impaired child with resultant learning disabilities, brought an action by his parents, James and Laureen Connelly, against Wesley F. Gibbs and Niles Township High School District 219, for damages and for a permanent mandatory injunction requiring that he be enrolled as a resident in the free schools of District 219. The trial court...

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