Parks v. Kownacki

June 1, 1999

NO. 5-97-0900

IN THE

APPELLATE COURT OF ILLINOIS

FIFTH DISTRICT

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GINA TRIMBLE PARKS and DOUGLAS PARKS,) Appeal from the) Circuit Court of

Plaintiffs-Appellants, ) St. Clair County.)

v. ) No. 95-L-308)

REVEREND RAYMOND KOWNACKI, THE )

CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF BELLEVILLE, INC.,)

and ST. MARTIN OF TOURS ROMAN )

CATHOLIC CHURCH, ) Honorable) Lloyd A. Cueto,

Defendants-Appellees. ) Judge, presiding.

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The following facts are true.

In 1955, during President Eisenhower's first…