Ahlers v. Sears, Roebuck Co.

This is an appeal from the appellate court, which affirmed judgments of the circuit court of Cook County holding that defendant, Sears, Roebuck and Company, is obligated under the terms of a 1971 settlement agreement to make payments accruing from April 1, 1975, through June of 1976 for nursing services for the plaintiff’s ward, Anna Ahlers. (54 Ill. App. 3d 638.) We allowed Sears’ petition for leave to appeal under Supreme Court Rule 315 (65 Ill. 2d R. 315).

In 1969, Anna Ahlers sustained serious, permanent head injuries in the course of her employment with Sears, Roebuck and Company. A claim…