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NELSON v. COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO.

No. 83-370.

124 Ill. App.3d 655 (1984)

465 N.E.2d 513

WARREN NELSON, a Minor, by Linda L. Tatum, his Mother and Next Friend, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Second District.

Opinion filed May 4, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory E. Barrett, of Schlueter, Ecklund, Olson, Barrett & Moore, of Rockford, for appellants.

Kristine A. Karlin, Jay S. Judge, and Thomas G. Leavy, all of Judge & Knight, Ltd., of Park Ridge, for appellees.

Affirmed in part, and reversed in part and remanded.

JUSTICE VAN DEUSEN delivered the opinion of the court:

On October 14, 1981, Warren Nelson, a 10-year-old boy, was playing in Sabrooke Playground in Rockford, Illinois. High voltage electrical power lines run in an east-west direction over the middle of the park and are at least 30 feet high. The park land is owned by Commonwealth Edison but leased and controlled by the Rockford Park District. Young Nelson...

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