RICHARDSON v. COUNTY OF COOK

No. 1-92-0818.

621 N.E.2d 114 (1993)

250 Ill. App.3d 544

190 Ill.Dec. 245

Zadie RICHARDSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COUNTY OF COOK, Cook County Board of Commissioners, George Dunne as President of Commissioners, Oak Forest Hospital, James Brodie, Lt. Joseph Hale, Lt. L.J. DeWinters, Edmond Lawler, and Janet Parejko, Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Second Division.

July 27, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack O'Malley, State's Atty., Chicago (Karen A. Covy, Frank J. Oles, Thomas M. Davy and John Carreon, of counsel), for defendants-appellees. Irving M. Friedman, Michael B. Erp, Katz, Friedman, Schur & Eagle, Chicago (David J. Kupets, Becker, Baiser & Rapoport, Highland Park, of counsel), for plaintiff-appellant.


Justice DiVITO delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff Zadie Richardson, an employee at Oak Forest Hospital, brought suit to recover for injuries she allegedly suffered from intentional torts committed by her supervisor and other employees at the hospital and for violation of her civil rights. Her suit also included a claim for punitive damages. The circuit court granted summary judgment for defendants, finding that the Workers' Compensation Act (the Act) (Ill...

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