REXROAD v. CITY OF SPRINGFIELD

No. 4-01-0674.

772 N.E.2d 821 (2002)

331 Ill. App.3d 545

265 Ill.Dec. 450

Matthew REXROAD and Harold Rexroad, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. The CITY OF SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, a Municipal Corporation; City Water, Light and Power of Springfield, Illinois; and the Board of Education of Springfield School District No. 186 of Sangamon County, Illinois, Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

June 17, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark M. Wilson (argued), Vonachen, Lawless, Trager & Slevin, Peoria, for Matthew Rexroad.

Karen L. Kendall (argued), Peoria, Theresa M. Powell, Scott D. Spooner, Springfield, Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, for Board of Education of Springfield School District #186.

Robert M. Rogers, Corporation Counsel, James A. Lang, Assistant Corporation Counsel, Springfield, for the City of Springfield.


Justice TURNER delivered the opinion of the court:

In August 1995, plaintiff, Matthew Rexroad, suffered injuries when he fell in an excavation area in the Lanphier High School (High School) parking lot. Matthew and his father, Harold Rexroad, brought a negligence action against defendants, the City of Springfield (City); City Water, Light, and Power (CWLP); and the Board of Education of Springfield School District No. 186 (Board), to recover damages for Matthew's...

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