Legal Opinion
Zimmerman v. Fasco Mills Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided December 30, 1998No. 2-98-0345PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Rapp
Plaintiff, Bryan Zimmerman, administrator of the estate of Dale R. Zimmerman (Zimmerman), deceased, filed several successive complaints against defendants, Fasco Mills Company (Fasco Mills) and Stickle Enterprises, Ltd. (Stickle), under the Wrongful Death Act (740 ILCS 180/0.01 et seq. (West 1994)) as a result of his father’s death. The circuit court of Winnebago County dismissed plaintiffs fourth amended complaint pursuant to section 2 — 619(a)(9) of the Code of Civil Procedure (735 ILCS 5/2—619(a)(9) (West 1994)) because the trial judge found that the “fireman’s rule” barred a cause of…
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