FITT v. CITY OF MATTOON

No. 4-90-0661.

574 N.E.2d 1275 (1991)

215 Ill. App.3d 472

158 Ill.Dec. 882

Dwight FITT, as Executor of the Estate of Duane Fitt, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF MATTOON and County of Coles, Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

June 26, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fritzshall & Gleason, Chicago (Rick A. Gleason, of counsel), for plaintiff-appellant.

Sebat, Swanson, Banks, Garman & Townsley, Danville (Ralph J. Swanson, of counsel), for City of Mattoon.

William A. Sunderman, Brainard, Bower & Kramer, Charleston, for County of Coles.


Justice McCULLOUGH delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff's decedent Duane Fitt died in an automobile accident on September 9, 1988, at the intersection of Illinois Route 45 and County Road 400 in Mattoon, Illinois. Plaintiff Dwight Fitt filed an action against defendants City of Mattoon (City) and County of Coles (County), alleging, inter alia, their negligent maintenance and control of the intersection caused the death of Duane Fitt. The trial court...

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