JANE DOE-3 EX REL. JULIE DOE-3 v. WHITE

Nos. 4-10-0137, 4-10-0138.

951 N.E.2d 216 (2011)

409 Ill. App.3d 1087

JANE DOE-3, a Minor, Through Her Mother and Next Friend, JULIE DOE-3; and Julie Doe-3, Individually, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Jon WHITE; McLean County Unit District No. 5 Board of Directors; Jim Braksick; Alan Chapman; Dale Heidbreder; Edward Heinemann; and John Pye, Defendants-Appellees. Jane Doe-7, a Minor, Through Her Mother and Next Friend, Julie Doe-7; and Julie Doe-7, Individually, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. McLean County Unit District No. 5 Board of Directors; Jim Braksick; Alan Chapman; Dale Heidbreder; Edward Heinemann; and John Pye, Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

April 29, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ellyn J. Bullock (argued), of Law Office of Ellyn J. Bullock, LLC, of Champaign, for appellants Jane Doe-3 and Julie Doe-3.

Sean M. Britton (argued), of Britton & Swann, LLC, of Charleston, for appellants Jane Doe-7 and Julie Doe-7.

Peter W. Brandt (argued) and Barbara G. Taft , both of Livingston, Barger, Brandt & Schroeder, of Bloomington, for appellee Dale Heidbreder.

James C. Kearns (argued) and Tamara K. Hackmann , both of Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, of Urbana, for other appellees.


OPINION

Justice APPLETON delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.

Plaintiffs Jane Doe-3 and Jane Doe-7 were second-grade students in defendant Jon White's class at Thomas Paine Elementary School in Urbana. Both girls were sexually abused by White. They each, along with their mothers, filed lawsuits against the named defendants for their injuries. The claims at issue in this appeal are based on allegations that defendants knew that White had sexually...

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