Remet Corp. v. City of Chicago

EVANS, Circuit Judge.

In this negligence case, the plaintiffs, Remet Corporation and United States Fire Insurance Company, its subrogee (we will refer to both as “Remet”), allege that a fire destroyed Remet’s manufacturing facility because the defendant, the City of Chicago, interrupted water service to the building’s fire sprinklers and nearest fire hydrants and failed to restore service before the fire. The City maintains that, even if these allegations are true, Remet’s claim is barred by the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act, 745 Ill. Comp. Stat. 10/1-101 et…