HENSON v. ZIEGLER

No. 3-94-0324.

646 N.E.2d 643 (1995)

269 Ill.App.3d 439

207 Ill.Dec. 77

Ronald G. HENSON and Alice U. Henson, as Independent Co-Administrators of the Estate of Rebecca Lynn Henson, a minor, now deceased, Plaintiffs-Appellants, Cross-Appellees, v. Danny L. ZIEGLER and Kathie J. Ziegler, individually and as spouse of the other, Defendants-Appellees, Cross-Appellants.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District.

February 10, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick J. Murphy, Law Offices of Kevin R. Galley, Lacon, for Alice U. Henson, Ronald G. Henson.

Daniel Johns, Westervelt, Johnson, Nicoll & Keller, Peoria, for Danny L. Ziegler, Kathie J. Ziegler.


Justice BRESLIN delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiffs, Ronald and Alice Henson, brought this wrongful death action following the drowning of six-year-old Rebecca Henson in an above-ground swimming pool owned by the defendants, Danny and Kathie Ziegler. The plaintiffs alleged that the defendants failed to take reasonable safety precautions to prevent Rebecca from gaining access to the pool. The circuit court of Marshall County granted the defendant's motion...

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