DOWNEY v. WOOD DALE PARK DIST.

No. 2-96-0287.

675 N.E.2d 973 (1997)

286 Ill. App.3d 194

221 Ill.Dec. 549

John DOWNEY, Indiv., and as Father and Next Friend of Matthew Downey, a Minor, Plaintiff, v. WOOD DALE PARK DISTRICT; et al., Defendants (Milan Diklich, Independent Adm'r of Estate of Joseph Diklich, Plaintiff-Appellant; Wood Dale Park District, Defendant-Appellee; Northeast Du Page Special Recreation Associates, a/k/a Northeast Du Page Special Recreation Association, et al., Defendants).

Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District.

January 8, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kristin E. Hoeksema, James H. Pluymert, Robinson, Pluymert & Piercey, Ltd., Hoffman Estates, for Milan Diklich.

Norton & Mancini, Wheaton, James L. DeAno, Norton & Mancini, Wheaton, for Northeast DuPage Special Recreation Association, Wood Dale Park District.

James S. Jendryk, Querrey & Harrow, Ltd., Wheaton, for Singles Printing Plus, Dennis B. Wicker.

A. Mark Ialongo, Ialongo & Meyer, Chicago, for John Downey.

Bruce Robert Pfaff, Bruce R. Pfaff & Associates, Ltd., Chicago, for Amicus Curiae Illinois Trial Lawyers Association.

William A. Morgan, Marilyn F. Johnson, Bd. of Education, City of Chicago Law Dept., Chicago, for Amicus Curiae Board of Education, City of Chicago, Illinois Association Of Park Districts, Illinois Association Of School Boards, Illinois Governmental Association Of Pools.


Justice McLAREN delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiff, Milan Diklich, the independent administrator of the estate of Joseph Diklich, filed this action against the defendants, Wood Dale Park District (Park District) and Northeast Du Page Special Recreation Associates (NDSRA), also known as Northeast Du Page Special Recreation Association, and other defendants. The plaintiff's claim centered around the injuries and death suffered by Joseph Diklich after...

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