CHICAGO TITLE AND TRUST CO. v. BRESCIA

No. 1-94-3003.

676 N.E.2d 230 (1996)

285 Ill. App.3d 671

221 Ill.Dec. 709

CHICAGO TITLE AND TRUST COMPANY, as Guardian of the Estate of Steven A. Singleton, Jr., a minor, and Robert J. Singleton, a minor; and Lisa R. Williams, as Independent Administrator of the Estate of Steven A. Singleton, deceased, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Thomas J. BRESCIA, as Special Administrator of the Estate of Emmanouel Capsopoulos, deceased, Defendant (Chicago Title And Trust Company, as Guardian of the Estate of Steven A. Singleton, Jr., a minor, and Robert J. Singleton, a minor; and Lisa R. Williams, as Independent Administrator of the Estate of Steven A. Singleton, deceased, Plaintiffs-Appellants v. City of Lake Forest, a municipal corporation, Defendant-Appellee).

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Sixth Division.

Rehearing Denied January 6, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald J. Nolan, Chicago, for Chicago Title and Trust Company.

Flynn, Murphy & Ryan, Chicago, for City of Lake Forest.


Presiding Justice ZWICK delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiffs' decedent, Steven A. Singleton, was killed on May 11, 1989, when the sewer trench in which he was working collapsed. Plaintiffs sought recovery under the Structural Work Act against the City of Lake Forest and several other defendants involved in the construction project. After trial, the jury returned a verdict in favor of the City of Lake Forest and against plaintiffs, finding that the municipal...

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