Deborah Moran v. Daniel Beyer

TERENCE T. EVANS, District Judge.

At issue on this appeal is the constitutionality of Illinois’ interspousal tort immunity statute. The district court, on a motion for summary judgment, rejected the constitutional challenge to the statute and dismissed those portions of Deborah Moran’s suit against her husband in which she alleged that he had beaten her. We reverse.

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Ms. Moran alleges in her complaint that, a short time after she was married to Daniel Beyer, he became increasingly hostile towards her. Her complaint details a number of disputes between the two which ended in physical injury to…