Legal Opinion
Jones v. Village of Willow Springs
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided December 23, 1992No. 1-92-0678PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE JIGANTI
delivered the opinion of the court:
The plaintiffs, Elwin 0. Jones, the Blue Front Lounge and National Fire Insurance Company, as subrogee, filed a negligence action against the defendants, the Village of Willow Springs (Village) and the Justice/Willow Springs Water Commission (Commission), seeking damages resulting from a fire. The plaintiffs alleged that the Commission was guilty of willful and wanton misconduct in failing to maintain adequate water pressure in its water mains used for fire-fighting purposes. The plaintiffs further alleged that the Village was guilty…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Gardner v. Village of Chicago RidgeAppellate Court of Illinois · 1966
- Marvin v. Chicago Transit AuthorityAppellate Court of Illinois · 1983
- Galuszynski v. City of ChicagoAppellate Court of Illinois · 1985
- Croom v. City of De KalbAppellate Court of Illinois · 1979
- Merrill v. City of WheatonIllinois Supreme Court · 1942
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3Cited by5 opinions
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