Legal Opinion
Ruffino v. Hinze
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided March 29, 1989No. 1-87-3424PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice White
On September 9, 1985, three-year-old Anthony Ruffino drowned after a car owned by Richard Hinze, his maternal grandfather, rolled into Lake Michigan from the Chicago Park District’s Montrose Harbor sailboat storage area. Anthony’s parents, Gerald and Pamela Ruffino, filed suit against the Chicago Park District (District) and Richard Hinze, alleging that their negligence was the cause of Anthony’s death. The District filed a counterclaim against Hinze alleging that his negligence was the major and proximate cause of the accident. Subsequently, the Ruffinos and Hinze entered into a settlement…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Ballweg v. City of SpringfieldIllinois Supreme Court · 1986
- Lowe v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1984
- Barreto v. City of WaukeganAppellate Court of Illinois · 1985
- McKanna v. Duo-Fast Corp.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1987
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3Cited by26 opinions
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- Turner v. NamaAppellate Court of Illinois · 1997
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