DOVIN v. WINFIELD TOWNSHIP

Nos. 2-86-1151, 2-86-1169 cons.

164 Ill. App.3d 326 (1987)

517 N.E.2d 1119

GERALD DOVIN et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. WINFIELD TOWNSHIP et al., Defendants-Appellants (Winfield Township et al., Cross-claim Plaintiffs and Cross-Appellants; Lockert's Land Improvement Company et al., Cross-claim Defendants and Cross-Appellees).

Appellate Court of Illinois — Second District.

Opinion filed December 29, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen R. Swofford and H. Anne McKee, both of Hinshaw, Culbertson, Moelmann, Hoban & Fuller, of Chicago (Thomas Patrick Rice, of counsel), for appellants Winfield Township, Charles Kaelin, and Arthur Lootens.

John Edwin Norton, of O'Reilly, Cunningham, Norton & Mancini, of Wheaton (Thomas R. Weiler, of counsel), for appellant Rempe-Sharpe & Associates, Inc.

Aldo E. Botti, of Botti, Marinaccio, DeSalvo & Pieper, Ltd., of Oak Brook (John N. Pieper, of counsel), for appellees Gerald Dovin and Marie Dovin.


Affirmed in part and reversed in part.

JUSTICE INGLIS delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiffs, individual homeowners, sued defendants Winfield Township and two of its officials (Winfield), Rempe-Sharpe & Associates and two of its officers (Rempe-Sharpe), and Lockert's Land Improvement Company (Lockert's), alleging that improvements to a drainage system made by defendants caused the flooding of plaintiffs' property. Plaintiffs alleged trespass, nuisance...

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