Legal Opinion
Garrett v. Illinois State Toll Highway Authority
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided October 27, 2008No. 07 C 6882Published
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
MILTON I. SHADUR, Senior District Judge.
This personal injury case has been brought by James Garrett (“Garrett”) and his wife Shannon against the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority (“Authority”) and a group of its employees, stemming from a motor vehicle collision on southbound I-294 of the Illinois Tollway system. Authority and its employees (collectively “the Authority Defendants”) have now moved for summary judgment based on Garrett’s having lost as a party defendant in a state court lawsuit arising out of the same incident. For the reason stated in this…
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