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WILLIAMS v. FISCHER

No. 5-90-0757.

581 N.E.2d 744 (1991)

221 Ill. App.3d 117

163 Ill.Dec. 590

Paul WILLIAMS, III, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Daniel J. FISCHER, Individually and as Coroner of Marion County, Illinois, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

October 23, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roger C. Denton, Carr, Korein, Tillery, Kunin, Montroy, Glass & Bogard, Belleville, for plaintiff-appellant.

Byron D. Knight, Janella L. Barbrow, Knight, Hoppe, Fanning & Knight, Ltd., Park Ridge, for defendant-appellee.

Justice HARRISON delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Daniel J. Fischer, is the coroner of Marion County. As coroner, he is required to issue a death certificate following investigation of "the cause and circumstances of any death coming within his jurisdiction." (Ill.Rev.Stat.1989, ch. 34, par. 3-3018.) In the exercise of that statutory responsibility, defendant issued a death certificate for Nina M. Cheatum, who died while residing in the nursing home...

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