Kugelman v. Village of Hoffman Estates

The Village of Hoffman Estates and two of its police officers, Westly Schultz and T. Bos (collectively referred to herein as Hoffman Estates), appeal from an order of the circuit court which dismissed plaintiff’s cause of action and required the performance of an alleged oral settlement agreement. The facts are as follows.

On November 10, 1986, David S. Melind, while fleeing from police in a high-speed chase, struck and killed John Kugelman (Kugelman), an Hlinois State Trooper, as Kugelman stood on the shoulder of Route 53 in the Town of Addison. Janice Kugelman (plaintiff), surviving spouse…