CALLOWAY v. KINKELAAR

No. 5-92-0652.

633 N.E.2d 1380 (1994)

261 Ill. App.3d 63

199 Ill.Dec. 389

Helen CALLOWAY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Arthur KINKELAAR and County of Effingham, a Municipal Corporation, Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

May 11, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert E. Brown, Ronald Tulin, Ltd., Charleston, for plaintiff-appellant.

Brad K. Bleyer, Bleyer and Bleyer, Marion, for defendants-appellees.


Justice GOLDENHERSH delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Helen Calloway, appeals from an order of the circuit court of Effingham County granting the motions of defendants, Arthur Kinkelaar, as sheriff of Effingham County (hereinafter sheriff), and the county of Effingham (hereinafter county), to dismiss plaintiff's complaint for failure to state a cause of action. The trial court followed the general rule that law enforcement officials have no duty to protect...

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