KIRCHGESSNER v. COUNTY OF TAZEWELL

No. 3-86-0687.

162 Ill. App.3d 510 (1987)

516 N.E.2d 379

RICHARD KIRCHGESSNER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. THE COUNTY OF TAZEWELL, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Third District.

Modified on denial of rehearing December 10, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald L. Hamm, of Hamm & Hanna, Ltd., of Peoria, for appellant.

John E. Cassidy, Jr., of Cassidy & Mueller, of Peoria, for appellee.


Affirmed in part, and reversed in part and remanded.

JUSTICE WOMBACHER delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiff, Richard Kirchgessner, appeals from the trial court's dismissal of his complaint against the defendant, the County of Tazewell.

In his complaint, the plaintiff alleged that the defendant allowed a dog to escape from the Tazewell County Animal Shelter, which the defendant operates. The dog ran onto a highway, causing the plaintiff...

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