HALL v. VILLAGE OF BARTONVILLE POLICE DEPT.

No. 4-97-0935.

699 N.E.2d 148 (1998)

298 Ill. App.3d 569

232 Ill.Dec. 701

Cleata HALL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The VILLAGE OF BARTONVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT, Officer R. Hartzell, as an Agent/Employee of the Village of Bartonville Police Department, Kingston Mines Homecoming Corporation and Claudia Tinney, Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District.

July 31, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Todd A. Strong (argued), Warren E. Danz, P.C., Peoria, for Cleata Hall.

John P. Fleming (argued), Schmidt & Fleming, Peoria, for Village of Bartonville Police Dept.

John P. Nicoara, Nicoara and Steagall, Peoria, for Kingston Mines Homecoming Corp.


Justice LYTTON delivered the opinion of the court:

Officer Ron Hartzell of the Bartonville Police Department was pursuing a truck driven by Chad Courtwright, when the truck collided with a car driven by Cleata Hall. Courtwright died, and Hall was injured. Hall filed suit against the officer and department, alleging violations of department procedures, willful and wanton conduct, and reckless disregard for the safety of others.1 The department...

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