BYRON v. VILLAGE OF LYONS

No. 85-3319.

148 Ill. App.3d 1057 (1986)

500 N.E.2d 499

PATRICIA McCLANAHAN BYRON, Plaintiff, v. THE VILLAGE OF LYONS et al., Defendant and Third-Party Plaintiffs-Appellants (The Department of Children and Family Services, Third-Party Defendant-Appellee).

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (5th Division).

Opinion filed October 17, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Fenili, of Wheaton, for appellants.

Neil F. Hartigan, Attorney General, of Springfield (Roma Jones Stewart, Solicitor General, and Candida Miranda, Assistant Attorney General, of Chicago, of counsel), for appellee.


Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE MURRAY delivered the opinion of the court:

This appeal is based on an underlying suit filed by plaintiff, Patricia McClanahan Byron, to recover damages arising out of the alleged tortious conduct of defendants, village of Lyons, the Lyons police department, and police officer Sullivan (hereinafter referred to collectively as the village). Byron's complaint alleged that the village, after arresting Byron, improperly took her minor...

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