Gibbs v. Madison County Sheriff's Department

PRESIDING JUSTICE MAAG

delivered the opinion of the court:

In separate actions, Robie P Poston and Opal M. Gibbs filed suit against the Madison County sheriffs department (defendant). Each plaintiff sought a judgment declaring that a deputy sheriff assigned to work as a jail-correction officer was an “eligible employee” under the Public Employee Disability Act (Act) (5 ILCS 345/1 (West 1998)). The Madison County circuit court determined that sheriffs deputies assigned as jail-correction officers were law enforcement officers and were eligible employees under the Act. Defendant appealed.

The…