Legal Opinion
Hudkins v. Egan
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided April 19, 2006No. 2-05-0872PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Gilleran Johnson
The plaintiff, Nancy Hudkins, on behalf of the deceased, Brandy Hudkins, filed wrongful death and survival actions in the circuit court of Kane County against defendants Tara Egan, Byron Kight, Samantha Lichocki, Stacy Winslow, Elizabeth Wolfe, and Laura Cerny. The controversy arose after Brandy was killed in an automobile accident while participating in a “joyride” with the defendants. Egan filed a motion to dismiss seeking to avoid liability based on the principle that, in general, a person other than the driver of a vehicle is not held liable for negligent acts of the driver unless that…
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