Legal Opinion
Tim Pierce and Sheryl Pierce v. Village of Divernon, Illinois, a Village Duly Constituted Under the Laws of the State of Illinois
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 3, 1994No. 92-3539PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ILANA DIAMOND ROVNER, Circuit Judge.
This case was precipitated by a fire that damaged the home of plaintiffs Tim and Sheryl Pierce (the “Pierces”). Plaintiffs allege that the Village of Divernon, Illinois (the “Village”) negligently failed to provide an adequate supply of water to fight the fire. They also maintain that the Village deprived them of their property without due process when it obtained an ex parte demolition order and demolished what remained of the fire-damaged structure. The district court dismissed the two counts alleging a failure to provide an adequate water supply and…
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