Sparks v. Starks

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• describing willful and wanton conduct as an aggravated form of negligence, a “hybrid” between negligent and intentionally tortious conduct
• describing willful and wanton conduct as an aggravated form of negligence, a “hybrid” between negligent and intentionally tortious conduct
• “willful and wanton misconduct is essentially an aggravated form of negligence, regarded as a hybrid between conduct considered negligent and conduct considered intentionally tortious”
• a separate cause of action for willful and wanton prosecution does not exist in Illinois
• “[I]n the Act, the legislature specifically provides that the purpose of the Act is to protect public employees from liability arising from the operation of government and the Act “grants only immunities and defenses.” 745 ILCS 10/ 1–101.1 (West 2004

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).