IN RE D.H. EX REL. POWELL

No. 1-99-2931.

746 N.E.2d 274 (2001)

319 Ill. App.3d 771

253 Ill.Dec. 826

In re D.H., a Minor, by Samara POWELL, her mother and next friend, Plaintiff-Appellant (John Leighton, Contemptor-Appellant, v. Chicago Housing Authority, Defendant-Appellee.)

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fourth Division.

March 1, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hegarty & Heath, Chicago (Terrence K. Hegarty, Timothy W. Heath, of counsel), for Appellant.

Chicago Housing Authority, Office of the General Counsel, Chicago (Kathleen S. Wengel, of counsel), for Appellee.


Justice SOUTH delivered the opinion of the court:

On July 3, 1996, plaintiff, D.H., filed a complaint against the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA), alleging that while she resided in a CHA apartment at 3849 S. King Drive, in Chicago, the apartment contained hazardous lead paint that caused her to become lead poisoned. She further alleged that as a result of this lead poisoning she was neurologically damaged. CHA denies these allegations.

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