Legal Opinion
Estate of DeBow v. City of East St. Louis
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided May 4, 1992No. 5-90-0727PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Rarick
delivered the decision of the court:
On May 17, 1985, the estate of Walter DeBow (Estate) was awarded a $3.4 million jury verdict against the City of East St. Louis (City) for injuries sustained by Walter DeBow while he was being held in the municipal jail. DeBow is physically and mentally disabled and resides in a nursing home at a cost of $325 per day. The City appealed the judgment and this court affirmed. DeBow v. City of East St. Louis (1987), 158 Ill. App. 3d 27, 510 N.E.2d 895.
Despite repeated requests by the Estate for satisfaction of the judgment, the City refused to make payment. In…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Sylvia Evans v. City of Chicago, Bertha Balark v. City of Chicago, Curtis Collum, Cross-Appellants v. City of Chicago, Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
- People Ex Rel. Scott v. Chicago Park DistrictIllinois Supreme Court · 1976
- City of Chicago v. HasleyIllinois Supreme Court · 1861
- Bd. of Trustees of Police Pension Fund of City of Urbana v. Ill. Human Rights Comm'nAppellate Court of Illinois · 1986
- Henderson v. FosterIllinois Supreme Court · 1974
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Wilson v. City of ChicagoDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1995
- City Of East St. Louis v. Circuit Court For The Twentieth Judicial CircuitCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
- City of East St. Louis v. Circuit Court for Twentieth Judicial CircuitCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
- In re Marriage of DeBowAppellate Court of Illinois · 1992
- Shawntae Williamson, Earlin Williamson, Sheldon J. Sandman v. Chicago Transit Authority, a Municipal CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999
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