Kerger v. Board of Trustees of Community College

Case Date: 10/17/1997
Court: 2nd District Appellate
Docket No: 2-96-1374

                             No.  2--96--1374
                                                                           
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                                  IN THE

                        APPELLATE COURT OF ILLINOIS

                              SECOND DISTRICT                              
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MARY G. KERGER,                 )  Appeal from the Circuit
                                )  Court of Du Page County.
     Plaintiff-Appellant,       )
                                )  No. 96--CH--0280
v.                              )   
                                )
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF COMMUNITY  )
COLLEGE DISTRICT NO. 502,       )
County of Du Page, and State of )
Illinois, a/k/a College of      ) 
Du Page,                        )  Honorable
                                )  Bonnie M. Wheaton,
     Defendant-Appellee.        )  Judge, Presiding.
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     JUSTICE HUTCHINSON delivered the opinion of the court:
     Plaintiff, Mary G. Kerger, appeals from an order dismissing
her action against defendant, Board of Trustees of Community
College District No. 502, County of Du Page, and State of Illinois,
a/k/a College of Du Page.  Plaintiff argues that the trial court
erred in dismissing her amended complaint pursuant to section 2--
615 of the Code of Civil Procedure (Code) (735 ILCS 5/2--615 (West
1994)) and in denying her motion for summary judgment.  We affirm.
     Plaintiff began teaching courses on business law at
defendant's campus in the fall of 1993.  She continued to work full
time as a "replacement" teacher during the next six semesters.  On
January 17, 1996, approximately 2