DOE v. BROUILLETTE

No. 1-07-0633.

906 N.E.2d 105 (2009)

John DOE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Robert BROUILLETTE, Also Known as Robert Sullivan, The Congregation of Christian Brothers, Also Known as the Christian Brothers of Ireland, Also Known as the Christian Brothers, and St. Laurence High School, Defendants (The Archdiocese of Chicago, Defendant-Appellee.)

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, First Division.

March 31, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas A. Clancy, Jeanine L. Stevens, Joshua S. Stern, Clancy & Stevens, Chicago, for Appellant.

Lawrence R. Smith, Michael Resis, SmithAmundsen LLC, Chicago, for Appellee.


Justice HALL delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiff, John Doe, filed a multicount complaint against the defendant, the Archdiocese of Chicago,1 alleging that he was sexually molested by a guidance counselor at a Catholic high school. The trial court granted summary judgment to the Catholic Bishop on the grounds that the guidance counselor was not an employee of the Catholic Bishop.

The plaintiff appeals, asserting that...

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