Legal Opinion
Armstrong v. Mudd
District Court, C.D. Illinois
Decided February 26, 1987No. 85-3478PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION ORDER
MILLS, District Judge:
High speed chase.
The fleeing criminal suspect hits decedent’s car.
Her administrator sues the police.
The police all move for summary judgment.
Motions allowed.
Plaintiff, special administrator for the estate of Patricia Weller, brings this lawsuit pursuant to the Illinois Wrongful Death, Ill.Rev.Stat. ch. 70, HI, and Survival Acts, Ill.Rev.Stat. ch. 110½, H 27-6. 1 She seeks recovery in sixteen counts for the injury to and subsequent death of the deceased as a result of a 1982 vehicle collision with Defendant Wayne Mudd, a fleeing criminal suspect. 2 The…
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3Cited by7 opinions
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