Ries v. City of Chicago

Docket No. 109541. IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS CHRISTOPHER RIES et al., Appellants, v. THE CITY OF CHICAGO, Appellee. Opinion filed February 25, 2011. JUSTICE THOMAS delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Chief Justice Kilbride and Justices Freeman, Garman, Karmeier, and Burke concurred in the judgment and opinion. Justice Theis specially concurred, with opinion. OPINION Plaintiffs, Christopher Ries and Michael Martinez, were injured when Demario Lowe stole a police vehicle, ran a red light, and crashed into their vehicle. Plaintiffs sued Officer Sergio Oliva of…