Appellate Court of Illinois

A trial court decision awarding petitioner-appellee a line of duty pension for injuries he sustained while on patrol when he attempted to remove parking blocks placed in the middle of a parking garage is affirmed where: 1) a policeman is engaged in the performance of his duty for the protection of life and property whenever he is carrying out the official orders or requirements of his office; and 2) the petitioner-appellee was acting in his capacity as a police officer and properly exercised his discretion when he attempted to remove the safety hazard.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/04/2008
• Published 06/06/2008

Judges

• Justice CUNNINGHAM delivered the opinion of the court:

Court

• Appellate Court of Illinois

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Odelson & Sterk, Ltd., Evergreen Park, IL (Burton S. Odelson, Mark H. Sterk and Michael J. Hayes, Jr., of counsel) for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Barry A. Ketter, P.C., Chicago, IL (Barry A. Ketter, of counsel), for Appellee.