Bonfield v. Jordan

This appeal presents the question of whether a third-party claim for contribution against a municipality is barred by the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act (Tort Immunity Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 85, pars. 1—101 through 9— 107). An additional issue is whether the contribution claim is barred by the Recreational Use of Land and Water Areas Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 70, pars. 31 through 37).

On July 29, 1988, the plaintiff, Mary E Bonfield (Bonfield), filed suit against defendants Donald Jordan, Mary Catherine Jordan, and the Village of Loami (Village),…