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CHICAGO HOUSING AUTHORITY v. FEDERAL SEC., INC.

No. 97-2378.

161 F.3d 485 (1998)

CHICAGO HOUSING AUTHORITY, Cross-Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FEDERAL SECURITY, INC., Cross-Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided November 27, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Phillip A. Turner (argued), Turner & Associates, Chicago, IL, for Chicago Housing Authority.

Edward R. Ruberry, Michael E. Silverman (argued), Bollinger, Ruberry & Garvey, Chicago, IL, for Federal Security, Incorporated.

Before COFFEY, MANION, and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.

DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge.

This case is a classic dispute about who must ultimately pay for the catastrophic consequences of someone's negligent, or possibly even intentional, acts. While working under a contract for the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA), two security guards employed by Federal Security, Inc. (FSI), shot and killed Levangelist Hightower, the son of Beverly Hightower. On her own behalf and on behalf of her son's estate, Beverly sued the guards, the...

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