Legal Opinion

Munizza v. City of Chicago

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided December 23, 1991No. 1—89—1419,1—89—1420 consPublishedCited by 40 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRESIDING JUSTICE MANNING

delivered the opinion of the court:

The primary issue raised in the consolidated appeal is whether the trial court erred in dismissing plaintiffs’ complaints pursuant to section 2 — 619 of the Illinois Code of Civil Procedure (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 110, par. 2 — 619) on the ground that sections 2 — 104 and 2— 206 of the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 85, pars. 2—104, 2 — 206) (hereinafter Act or Tort Immunity Act) provided defendants with immunity.

A trial court should dismiss a cause of action only if it…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. Martinez v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  2. Molitor v. Kaneland Community Unit District No. 302Illinois Supreme Court · 1959
  3. Merlo v. Public Service Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1942
  4. Bio-Medical Laboratories, Inc. v. TrainorIllinois Supreme Court · 1977
  5. Davis v. Marathon Oil Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1976

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3Cited by40 opinions

  1. Serafin v. SeithAppellate Court of Illinois · 1996
  2. Chicago Title & Trust Co. v. WeissAppellate Court of Illinois · 1992
  3. Regan v. IvanelliAppellate Court of Illinois · 1993
  4. Johnson v. MersAppellate Court of Illinois · 1996
  5. Parra v. Tarasco, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1992

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