Snyder v. Curran Township

The majority opinion correctly notes that the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act (Immunity Act) grants immunity to public entities for the performance of discretionary functions (745 ILCS 10/2 — 109, 2 — 201 (West 1992)). I believe, however, that the majority seriously errs in determining that the act in question here was not a discretionary function. Accordingly, I dissent.

Analysis reveals that the highway commissioner’s decision where to place the reverse turn sign cannot properly be characterized as ministerial in this case. This court described the nature of a…