BEZANIS v. FOX WATERWAY AGENCY

No. 2-10-0948.

967 N.E.2d 393 (2012)

359 Ill. Dec. 663

Nikolas BEZANIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FOX WATERWAY AGENCY and The Sheriff of Lake County, Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District.

March 15, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel F. Konicek , James P. Lynch , Karli L. Moore , Konicek & Dillon, P.C., Geneva, for Nikolas Bezanis.

Patrick J. Ruberry , Lichfield Cavo, LLP, Chicago, for Fox Waterway Agency.

Michael J. Waller , Lake County State's Attorney, Waukegan ( Carla N. Wyckoff , Assistant State's Attorney, of counsel), for Sheriff of Lake County.


OPINION

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

¶ 1 Plaintiff, Nikolas Bezanis, dived headfirst from a boat into a shallow area of a lake, about 400 feet from shore, and he was severely injured when his head struck the lake bottom. Plaintiff filed a three-count second amended complaint, alleging that defendants, Fox Waterway Agency (FWA) and the Lake County sheriff (Sheriff), owed and breached a duty to warn boaters and swimmers...

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