SMITHERS v. CENTER POINT PROPERTIES CORP.

No. 1-99-3064.

741 N.E.2d 1152 (2000)

318 Ill. App.3d 430

251 Ill.Dec. 974

Raymond SMITHERS and Joan Smithers, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CENTER POINT PROPERTIES CORPORATION, Dart Warehouse Corporation, American National Insurance Company, American Drug Stores, Inc., Anixter Brothers, Inc., Universal Furniture Industries, Inc., Midwest Realty a/k/a Midwest Realty Associates, Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fourth Division.

Rehearing Denied February 5, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John B. Schwartz David J. Spira, John B. Schwartz & Associates, Chicago, for Appellants.

Schiff Gorman & Krkljes (Elliot R. Schiff, Thomas G. Gorman, of counsel), Thomas W. Weber, Wiedner & McAuliffe, Ltd., Chicago, for Appellees.


Justice SOUTH delivered the opinion of the court:

On December 29, 1995, at approximately 9 a.m., plaintiff, Raymond Smithers, went to 11701 S. Central in response to a "full flow water alarm." Plaintiff was with the Alsip Fire Department for 30 years and eventually became the deputy chief. While at the fire department, plaintiff's duties included running the Fire Prevention Bureau and the inspection department. He conducted hundreds of commercial, industrial and residential...

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