Riverton Area Fire Protection District v. Riverton Volunteer Fire Department

Defendant, Riverton Volunteer Fire Department (Corporation), appeals from a summary judgment motion granted in favor of plaintiff, Riverton Area Fire Protection District (District). Because we find no genuine issue of material fact present on this record, we affirm.

I. Facts

The Corporation was founded in 1906 as a not-for-profit corporation and is currently subject to the General Not For Profit Corporation Act of 1986 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 32, par. 101.01 et seq.). Its corporate purpose, as stated in its original articles of incorporation, was “to protect the lives and property in the…