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ENGRAM v. CHICAGO HOUSING AUTHORITY

No. 1-97-2488.

710 N.E.2d 18 (1999)

304 Ill. App.3d 570

237 Ill.Dec. 595

Brenda ENGRAM, as Special Adm'r of Estate of Dorothy Williams, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CHICAGO HOUSING AUTHORITY, a Municipal Corporation, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, First Division.

March 29, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pretzel & Stouffer, Chartered, Chicago (Matthew J. Egan, Matthew C. Kincaid, of counsel), for Appellant.

Law Offices of John J. O'Sullivan, Chicago (John J. O'Sullivan, of counsel), for Appellee.

Justice GALLAGHER delivered the opinion of the court:

Brenda Engram (plaintiff), as special administrator of the estate of Dorothy Williams, filed this lawsuit against the Chicago Housing Authority (defendant) to recover damages for the death of her mother, Dorothy Williams (decedent). Decedent died of carbon monoxide poisoning after covering the vents in her oven and leaving her oven door open to heat her apartment.

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