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Alberta Rogers v. State of Illinois

32 Ill. Ct. Cl. 257 Illinois Court of Claims Filed May 20, 1978 No. 77-CC-1719
Disposition: (No. 77-CC-1719-Summary judgment granted.)
Cite as: Alberta Rogers v. State of Illinois, 32 Ill. Ct. Cl. 257 (1978)

ALBERTA ROGERS, Claimant, v. STATE OF ILLINOIS, Respondent.

Headnotes

  1. NEGLIGENCE-Damage caused by wards of State. State is not liable for damages caused by its minor wards based upon exclusion of liability under the ‘Parental Responsibility Act.”

Pocu, J.

This cause coming to be heard on the motion of the Respondent for summary judgment, due notice being given and the Court being fully advised:

Finds that complaint seeks recovery for damages caused by minor wards placed with the Claimant by the Department of Children and Family Services. Such recovery is barred because the Department of Children and Family Services is not subject to the provisions of Ill. Rev. Stat., Ch. 70, Sec. 52(1), 1975, excluding liability under the Parental Responsibility Law where the minor is under custody order under the “Juvenile Court Act.” See, Vallery v. State, 31 Ill.Ct.Cl. 187.

Based on this, it is hereby ordered that the motion of the Respondent for summary judgment, be and the same is hereby granted.

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