Legal Opinion

Zawadzka v. Catholic Bishop

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided January 22, 2003No. 1-02-1600 RelPublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Wolfson

On October 9, 2001, Lucyna Zawadzka filed a sexual misconduct lawsuit against Father Walter Strus, the Catholic Bishop of Chicago, and Five Holy Martyrs Catholic Church, among others. Part of her claims against the Catholic Bishop and Five Holy Martyrs was based on the doctrine of respondeat superior.

On April 26, 2002, the trial court dismissed with prejudice all counts against the Catholic Bishop and Five Holy Martyrs that were based on the doctrine of respondeat superior. On May 2, 2002, Zawadzka filed an amended complaint that contained no respondeat superior claims against the Catholic…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Foxcroft Townhome Owners Ass'n v. Hoffman Rosner Corp.Illinois Supreme Court · 1983
  2. Bowman v. County of LakeIllinois Supreme Court · 1963
  3. Tabora v. Gottlieb Memorial HospitalAppellate Court of Illinois · 1996
  4. Estate of Strocchia v. City of ChicagoAppellate Court of Illinois · 1996
  5. Brown Leasing, Inc. v. StoneAppellate Court of Illinois · 1996

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Cwikla v. SheirAppellate Court of Illinois · 2003
  2. Gaylor v. Campion, Curran, Rausch, Gummerson and Dunlop, P.C.Appellate Court of Illinois · 2012
  3. Zawadzka v. Catholic Bishop of ChicagoAppellate Court of Illinois · 2003
  4. Cwikla v. SheirAppellate Court of Illinois · 2003

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