Supreme Court of Illinois

In a suit for negligence and conversion based upon an allegedly unauthorized surgery on a racehorse that rendered the horse unable to race, dismissal of the complaint is reversed where defendant's duty to perform as a professional veterinarian is independent of his state employment and, therefore, the cause could proceed in the circuit court rather than the court of claims.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/17/2008
• Published 04/17/2008

Judges

Court

• Supreme Court of Illinois

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Gary Lietz, of Lietz Banner Ford LLP, Champaign, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• James G. Fahey, David A. Rolf, of Sorling, Northrup, Hanna, Cullen & Cochran, Ltd., Springfield, for appellees.