Legal Opinion
Williams v. Palmer
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided December 30, 1988No. 3-88-0177PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scott
Plaintiff, Darrell R. Williams, appeals from the order of the circuit court of Peoria County, dated February 26, 1988, dismissing his two-count amended complaint with prejudice. Taken with this case on appeal are the motions of defendants Miley E. Palmer (Palmer) and The Central Illinois Conference of the United Methodist Church (Conference) to dismiss appeal on the basis that plaintiff’s cause of action abated due to his death on June 19,1988.
Plaintiff was an ordained minister of the United Methodist Church and, prior to April 1984, served as pastor of Chillicothe United Methodist Church,…
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