Ward v. Mid-American Energy Co.

PRESIDING JUSTICE SLATER

delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff Lori Ward, as special administratrix of the estate of Matthias Ward, and plaintiff Charmaine Morse, as special administratrix of the estate of Steven Morse, appeal from the dismissal of their suit against defendant Mid-American Energy Company. We reverse and remand.

Facts

Plaintiffs’ complaint was dismissed for failure to state a cause of action pursuant to section 2 — 615 of the Code of Civil Procedure (Code) (735 ILCS 5/2 — 615 (West 1996)). Accordingly, all well-pleaded facts in plaintiffs’ complaint are accepted as true…