· 11/21/1991
Aikens v. Morris
Citations
- 583 N.E.2d 487
- 145 Ill. 2d 273
- 164 Ill. Dec. 571
- 1991 Ill. LEXIS 112
- 1991 WL 242336
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- “Section 4—102 immunity may apply in the context where police officers are simply ‘providing [or failing to provide] police services’ ”
- ASection 4B102 immunity may apply in the context where police officers are simply >providing [or failing to provide] police services= @
- “Under the rule, a police department’s duty to preserve the well-being of the community is owed to the public at large, rather than specific individuals.”
- officer was not executing or enforcing a law when transporting a jail inmate from one facility to another when he struck the plaintiff’s vehicle
- “Arguably, *** the performance of any task while on duty is in enforcement or execution of the law. We do not believe, however, *** that the legislature intended such a result”
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Judges: Freeman, Bilandic
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