LAWSON v. CITY OF CHICAGO

Nos. 1-93-2544, 1-93-4359.

662 N.E.2d 1377 (1996)

278 Ill. App.3d 628

215 Ill.Dec. 237

Linda LAWSON, as Mother and Special Administrator of the Estate of Delondyn Lawson, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF CHICAGO, a Municipal Corporation; Police Superintendent Matthew Rodriguez; and Chicago Board of Education, a Body Politic and Municipal Corporation, Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fifth Division.

March 22, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward R. Vrdolyak, Chicago (Everett J. Cygal and Peter J. Woods, of counsel), for appellant.

Patricia J. Whitten, Chicago (William A. Morgan, of counsel), for appellee Chicago Board of Education.

Susan S. Sher, Corporation Counsel, Chicago (Lawrence Rosenthal, Benna Ruth Solomon, and Meera Werth, Assistant Corporation Counsel, of counsel), for appellee City of Chicago.


Justice GORDON delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiff, Linda Lawson, as mother and special administrator of the estate of Delondyn Lawson, filed the instant wrongful death and negligence action against the defendants, the City of Chicago and Police Superintendent Matthew Rodriguez (the City)1 and the Chicago Board of Education (the Board), seeking to recover damages resulting from...

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