VAN METER v. DARIEN PARK DIST.

No. 90541.

799 N.E.2d 273 (2003)

207 Ill.2d 359

278 Ill.Dec. 555

William VAN METER et al., Appellants, v. The DARIEN PARK DISTRICT et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

October 17, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Spina, McGuire & Okal, P.C., Elmwood Park (Timothy H. Okal, of counsel), for appellants.

Howard K. Priess II, Telly J. Liapis and D.J. Sartorio, of Tressler, Soderstrom, Maloney & Priess, Chicago, for appellee Darien Park District.

Russell W. Hartigan and Paul C. Jakubiak, of Hartigan & Cuisinier, P.C., Chicago, for appellee City of Darien.

Norton, Mancini, Argenati, Weiler & DeAno, Wheaton (James L. DeAno, of counsel), for appellee Village of Downers Grove.

Joseph E. Birkett, State's Attorney, Wheaton (Margaret M. Healy and Anthony E. Hayman, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for appellee County of Du Page.


Justice KILBRIDE delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiffs, William and Patricia Van Meter, filed a complaint against the Darien Park District, the City of Darien, the Village of Downers Grove, the County of Du Page, and five private defendants, alleging that surface water flooded their home upon completion of an adjacent municipal recreation area called Westwood Park (the park). The municipal defendants filed...

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