NELSON v. CRYSTAL LAKE PARK DIST.

No. 2-02-0799.

796 N.E.2d 646 (2003)

342 Ill. App.3d 917

277 Ill.Dec. 560

Leona NELSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CRYSTAL LAKE PARK DISTRICT, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District.

Rehearing Denied September 25, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael E. Coppedge, Cowlin, Naughton, Curran & Coppedge, Crystal Lake, for Leona Nelson.

Matthew J. Egan, Pretzel & Stouffer, Chartered, Chicago, for Crystal Lake Park District.


Justice BOWMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Leona Nelson, appeals the trial court's dismissal of her amended complaint against defendant, the Crystal Lake Park District. She argues that she stated a valid claim under section 1983 of the Civil Rights Act (42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2000)). We reverse and remand.

I. FACTS

In her amended complaint, plaintiff alleged, inter alia, as follows. During the relevant period, she was an...

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