Diederich v. Walters

65 Ill.2d 95 (1976)

357 N.E.2d 1128

ANTHONY DIEDERICH Adm'r, Appellee,

v.

WILLIAM W. WALTERS, Appellant.

No. 47980.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed October 1, 1976.

Rathje, Woodward, Dyer & Burt, of Wheaton (Robert E. Dyer, of counsel), for appellant.

Mirabella, Facktor, Mirabella & Kincaid, of Wheaton (John B. Kincaid, of counsel), for appellee.

Appellate court reversed; circuit court affirmed.

This is a wrongful death action brought in the circuit court of Du Page County by plaintiff, Anthony Diederich, as administrator of the estate of Richard John Diederich, against the defendant, William…