Legal Opinion

DiBenedetto v. Flora Township

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided October 30, 1992No. 72869PublishedCited by 48 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Heiple

Scott DiBenedetto died as a result of a one-car accident which occurred on or about January 25, 1989. Plaintiff, Sandra DiBenedetto, as special administrator of Scott DiBenedetto’s estate, filed a complaint against defendant, Flora Township, to recover damages for Scott’s death.

Plaintiff alleges in her amended complaint, inter alia: that Scott DiBenedetto, decedent, was southbound on Wheeler Road in Flora Township on or about January 25, 1989; his car crossed over the northbound lane, entered the 5- to 7-foot wide shoulder area on the east edge of the paved roadway, crossed over the shoulder,…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Ziemba v. MierzwaIllinois Supreme Court · 1991
  2. Ross v. City of ChicagoAppellate Court of Illinois · 1988
  3. Warchol v. City of ChicagoAppellate Court of Illinois · 1979
  4. DiBenedetto v. Flora Tp.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1991
  5. Arnold v. Board of County CommissionersSupreme Court of Kansas · 1932

3Cited by48 opinions

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  3. Helen Mihailovich v. Gary Laatsch and Law Office of Pavalon, Gifford, Laatsch & MarinoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2004
  4. T & S SIGNS, INC. v. Village of WadsworthAppellate Court of Illinois · 1994
  5. Brock v. Anderson Road Ass'nAppellate Court of Illinois · 1997

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