HARMS v. BIERMAN

No. 3-04-0717.

836 N.E.2d 206 (2005)

361 Ill. App.3d 250

296 Ill.Dec. 791

Jeffrey HARMS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lisa BIERMAN, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District.

September 28, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marshall E. Douglas, State's Attorney, Patricia Castro, Assistant State's Attorney, Michael Miller (argued), Rock Island, for Lisa Beirman.

Christopher Zervic, Timothy J. Rathbun, Rathbun, Cservenyak & Kozol, Joliet, Lisa Chastain (argued), for Jeffrey Harms.


Justice McDADE delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Lisa Bierman, in her official capacity as clerk of the circuit court of Rock Island County, appeals the order of the circuit court of Will County granting judgment in favor of plaintiff, Jeffrey Harms, for negligence and awarding him damages and costs. For the reasons that follow, we reverse.

BACKGROUND

In September 1997, the circuit court entered a body attachment for Harms in proceedings...

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