United States Seventh Circuit

A sheriff's deputy was responding to an emergency under the Illinois Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act, but a reasonable jury could find that his conduct was willful and wanton for purposes of protection from alleged negligence, where his vehicle collided with a citizen's car.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/23/2003
• Decided 05/13/2003
• Published 05/13/2003

Judges

• BAUER, Circuit Judge., Before BAUER, MANION, and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Paul W. Grauer (argued), Grauer & Associates, Schaumburg, IL, for plaintiff-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Thomas J. Stanfa, Paul F. Bruckner (argued), Office of the State's Attorney of DuPage County, Wheaton, IL, for defendant-appellee.