Aikens v. Morris

■Plaintiff, Patricia Aikens, filed a personal injury action in the circuit court of Cook County against defendants, Eugene Morris and the City of Evanston. Plaintiff sought to recover damages sustained when her automobile was struck by an Evanston police squad car driven by police officer Morris. Defendants raised as a defense sections 2 — 202 and 2 — 109 of the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act (the Act) (111. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 85, pars. 2 — 202, 2 — 109). Section 2 — 202 provides that “[a] public employee is not liable for his act or omission in the…