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ROCKFORD TITLE CO. v. STAAF

No. 2-95-0080.

654 N.E.2d 1106 (1995)

275 Ill.App.3d 476

211 Ill.Dec. 296

ROCKFORD TITLE COMPANY, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Kenneth W. STAAF, as Winnebago County Recorder, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District.

August 31, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul A. Logli, Winnebago County State's Atty., Charles J. Prorok, Gary L. Kovanda, Asst. States Attys., State's Attorney's Office, Rockford, for Kenneth W. Staaf.

Williams & McCarthy, P.C., Stephen E. Balogh, Elmer C. Rudy, Rockford, for Chicago Title Agency Of Rockford, Inc., Rockford Title Co., Title Underwriters Agency, Inc. Of Rockford, Winnebago County Title Co.

McGreevy, Johnson & Williams, P.C., Donald Q. Manning, Rockford, amicus curiae, Illinois Land Title Ass'n.

Justice GEIGER delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Kenneth Staaf, the Winnebago County recorder, appeals the judgment of the circuit court declaring that he has been guilty of malfeasance in office and "shall be liable to any party injured * * * for all damages occasioned thereby." Defendant contends that in so holding the court misconstrued the relevant statute.

Plaintiffs, Rockford Title Company; Title Underwriters Agency, Incorporated, of Rockford...

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