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GIBBS v. MADISON COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPT.

Nos. 5-00-0384, 5-00-0385.

760 N.E.2d 1049 (2001)

326 Ill. App.3d 473

260 Ill.Dec. 276

Opal M. GIBBS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. The MADISON COUNTY SHERIFF'S, DEPARTMENT, Defendant-Appellant. Robie P. Poston, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. The Madison County Sheriff's Department, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

December 12, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John L. Gilbert, Hinshaw & Culbertson, Belleville, IL., for Appellant.

B. Jay Dowling, Law Office of B. Jay Dowling, P.C., Fairview Heights, IL, for Appellees.

Presiding Justice MAAG delivered the opinion of the court:

In separate actions, Robie P. Poston and Opal M. Gibbs filed suit against the Madison County sheriff's department (defendant). Each plaintiff sought a judgment declaring that a deputy sheriff assigned to work as a jail-correction officer was an "eligible employee" under the Public Employee Disability Act (Act) (5 ILCS 345/1 (West 1998)). The Madison County circuit court determined that sheriff's deputies assigned...

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