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CALLOWAY v. KINKELAAR

No. 77391.

659 N.E.2d 1322 (1995)

168 Ill.2d 312

213 Ill.Dec. 675

Helen CALLOWAY, Appellee, v. Arthur KINKELAAR et al., Appellants.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

December 21, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James B. Bleyer, Bleyer & Bleyer, Marion, for appellants.

Robert E. Brown, Ronald Tulin, Ltd., Charleston, for appellee.

Justice McMORROW delivered the opinion of the court:

In this case we determine whether the Domestic Violence Act of 1986 (the Act) permits a cause of action for damages in favor of persons protected by the Act whose injuries are alleged to have been caused by the willful and wanton misconduct of police officers in performing or failing to perform the affirmative obligations imposed on them by the Act.

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