PATCH v. TOWNSHIP OF PERSIFER

No. 3-90-0506.

573 N.E.2d 834 (1991)

214 Ill. App.3d 108

158 Ill.Dec. 21

Florence PATCH, Administrator of the Estate of William C. Patch, Sr., Deceased, and Florence Patch, Individually, Plaintiff-Appellants, v. TOWNSHIP OF PERSIFER, a Municipal Subdivision of the State of Illinois, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District.

Rehearing Denied July 3, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Duane Thompson, Michael J. Warner (argued), Braud/Warner, Ltd., Rock Island, for Florence Patch.

Robert C. Stoerzbach, John W. Robertson (argued), Barash, Stoerzbach & Henson, Galesburg, for Township of Persifer.


Justice HAASE delivered the opinion of the court:

William Patch Sr. died as a result of a collision between his motor vehicle and a Santa Fe Railroad train. Florence Patch, the decedent's wife, brought suit against Persifer Township to recover damages for the wrongful death of her husband. In response, the defendant, Persifer Township, filed a motion for summary judgment. In support of its motion, the defendant attached the depositions of several persons. Likewise...

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