SMITH v. SMITH

No. 4-04-1047.

832 N.E.2d 960 (2005)

358 Ill. App.3d 790

295 Ill.Dec. 510

Curtis SMITH, Individually and as Father and Next Friend of Lacanda Smith, a Minor, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Lanetta SMITH, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

July 19, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John D. McFetridge, Manion, Devens, McFetridge & Schum, Ltd., Danville, for Curtis Smith.

Robert M. Gottschalk, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, Champaign, for Lanetta Smith.


Justice TURNER delivered the opinion of the court:

In January 2003, plaintiff, Curtis Smith, individually and as father and next friend of Lacanda Smith, filed a complaint against defendant, Lanetta Smith, to recover damages for injuries sustained by Lacanda in a vehicle accident. In June 2003, defendant filed a motion to dismiss. In December 2004, the trial court granted defendant's motion and dismissed the complaint.

On appeal, plaintiff argues the trial...

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