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SANTY v. BRESEE

Nos. 4-83-0587, 4-83-0588 cons.

129 Ill. App.3d 658 (1984)

473 N.E.2d 69

DONNA SANTY, Adm'r of the Estate of Scott R. Santy, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. JOHN J. BRESEE, Adm'r of the Estate of Mohammad M. Balazadeh, Deceased, et al., Defendants (Joseph Brown et al., Defendants-Appellees). JOYCE OBERMILLER, Adm'r of the Estate of Cathy S. Santy, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. JOHN J. BRESEE, Adm'r of the Estate of Mohammad M. Balazadeh, Deceased, et al., Defendants (Joseph Brown et al., Defendants-Appellees).

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fourth District.

Opinion filed December 27, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lakin & Herndon, P.C., of East Alton, for appellants.

Kurt P. Froelich, of Evans & Froelich, of Champaign, for appellees County of Champaign, Joseph Brown, and Archie Napper.

Hurshal C. Tummelson and Jeffrey W. Tock, both of Phebus, Tummelson, Bryan & Knox, of Urbana, for other appellees.

Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE MILLS delivered the opinion of the court:

This is indeed a tragic case.

But the general rule is that law enforcement officials have no duty to protect individual citizens from crime — only such duty to the citizenry in general.

The trial court so held.

We affirm.

THE FACTS

Scott and Cathy Santy, a young married couple, were shot and killed at their apartment in Savoy...

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