Legal Opinion
Havens v. Harris Township
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided October 24, 1988No. 3-88-0136PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Heiple
This appeal involves a collision between the plaintiff’s minibike and a Ford truck driven by 27-year-old James Jones. The 11-year-old plaintiff, Joseph Havens, sustained serious injuries to his left leg and arm. The collision occurred on a narrow, twisting, rural, gravel road in Harris Township, a township of Fulton County, Illinois. The original action involved a dramshop claim as well as a claim against Harris Township and the Harris Township road commissioner. The dramshop portion of the suit was settled and the plaintiff now seeks damages from the township and the road commissioner. The…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Porter v. City of UrbanaAppellate Court of Illinois · 1980
- Risner v. City of ChicagoAppellate Court of Illinois · 1986
- Hannon v. CounihanAppellate Court of Illinois · 1977
- Stephens v. CozaddAppellate Court of Illinois · 1987
- Harding v. Chicago Park DistrictAppellate Court of Illinois · 1975
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3Cited by26 opinions
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