ZAWADZKA v. CATHOLIC BISHOP OF CHICAGO

No. 1-02-1600.

785 N.E.2d 71 (2003)

337 Ill. App.3d 66

271 Ill.Dec. 420

Lucyna ZAWADZKA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The CATHOLIC BISHOP OF CHICAGO, a corporation, individually and d/b/a Five Holy Martyrs Catholic Church, The Roman Catholic Church, individually and d/b/a Five Holy Martyrs Catholic Church, and Walter Strus, individually and as agent and/or employee of The Catholic Bishop of Chicago, The Roman Catholic Church and/or Five Holy Martyrs Catholic Church, Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Third Division.

January 22, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Winters, Enright, Salzetta & O'Brien, L.L.C., Chicago (John F. Winters, Jr. and Ruth M. Degnan, of counsel), for Appellant.

Burke, Warren, MacKay & Serritella, P.C., Chicago (James A. Serritella, James C. Geoly and Stephen R. Meinertzhagen, of counsel), for Appellees.


Justice WOLFSON delivered the opinion of the court:

On October 9, 2001, Lucyna Zawadzka filed a sexual misconduct lawsuit against Father Walter Strus, The Catholic Bishop of Chicago, and Five Holy Martyrs Catholic Church, among others. Part of her claims against The Catholic Bishop and Five Holy Martyrs was based on the doctrine of respondeat superior.

On April 26, 2002, the trial court dismissed with prejudice all counts against The Catholic Bishop...

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