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SPANGENBERG v. VERNER

No. 5-99-0135.

747 N.E.2d 359 (2001)

321 Ill. App.3d 429

254 Ill.Dec. 319

Eva Renee SPANGENBERG, As Special Administrator of the Estate of Frank A. Spangenberg, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Dave VERNER, d/b/a Archway Skydiving Center and d/b/a Freedom Aviation, and S.S.E. INC., Defendants (The Vandalia Park District, Defendant-Appellee).

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

Rehearing Granted September 20, 2000.

Opinion Filed April 17, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. Carl Runge, Jr., Thomas J. Lech, Law Offices of H. Carl Runge, Jr., Ltd., Collinsville, for Appellant.

Larry S. Kaplan, Kaplan, Begy & von Ohlen, Chicago, for Appellee.

Justice CHAPMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

On May 24, 1997, Frank Spangenberg was killed in a skydiving accident. Spangenberg rented equipment from Archway Skydiving Center (Archway), which is located at the Vandalia Municipal Airport (airport). The Vandalia Park District (Park District) is a municipal corporation that owns the airport. Archway provided the airplane to transport Spangenberg to the jump site. Spangenberg jumped from the plane at approximately...

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