BALLWEG v. CITY OF SPRINGFIELD

Nos. 61486, 61574 cons.

114 Ill.2d 107 (1986)

499 N.E.2d 1373

JOHN E. BALLWEG, Adm'r, Appellant, v. THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD et al., Appellees (Philip Henrici, Appellant).

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied December 1, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas F. Londrigan, of Londrigan, Potter & Randle, P.C., of Springfield, for appellant John E. Ballweg.

Charles J. Gramlich and Daniel C. Lanterman, of Gramlich Law Offices, P.C., of Springfield, for appellant Philip Henrici.

John L. Swartz, of Giffin, Winning, Lindner, Cohen & Bodewes, P.C., and Grady E. Holley, of Holley, Keith & Mehlick, all of Springfield, for appellees Coleman Company and Coast Catamaran Corporation.

John E. Guy, of Chicago (Robert S. Soderstrom, of McKenna, Storer, Rowe, White & Farrug, and Robert L. Kiesler, of Kiesler & Berman, both of Chicago, and James A. Swanson, of Oak Brook, of counsel), for amicus curiae Illinois Defense Counsel.

Robert A. Glenn, of Chicago (Thomas A. Demetrio and David A. Novoselsky, of counsel), for amicus curiae Illinois Trial Lawyers Association.


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

CHIEF JUSTICE CLARK delivered the opinion of the court:

We have consolidated two cases in this appeal. Both cases arose out of a boating accident on Lake Springfield which resulted in the electrocution deaths of Donna Ballweg and Jana Welch. Donna Ballweg's father, the administrator of her estate (the plaintiff), brought the first of these...

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