· 6/21/1993
Leavitt v. Farwell Tower Ltd. Partnership
Citations
- 625 N.E.2d 48
- 252 Ill. App. 3d 260
- 192 Ill. Dec. 88
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- recounting the essential elements for maintaining a cause of action under the Wrongful Death Act
- recounting the essential elements for maintaining a cause of action under the Wrongful Death Act
- wrongful death claim requires a breach of a duty, owed to the decedent, which proximately caused decedent's death, and pecuniary damages
- wrongful death claim requires a breach of a duty, owed to the decedent, which proximately caused decedent’s death, and pecuniary damages
- wrongful death claim requires a breach of a duty, owed to the decedent, which proximately caused decedent’s death, and pecuniary damages
- “In order to maintain a claim under the Act, plaintiff must demonstrate: (1) defendant owed a duty to decedent; (2) defendant breached that duty; (3) the breach of duty proximately caused decedent’s death; and pecuniary damages arising therefrom to persons designated under the Act”
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Judges: Campbell, Manning, O'Connor
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