CHICAGO, May 14 (UPI) -- A Chicago couple whose son died when trapped under a garage door filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the homeowner and two companies, court officials said.
Angela Washington-Sanders and Marshall Sanders sued in Cook County Circuit Court on behalf of their son, Dijion, 6, who died Saturday when trapped under the garage door, authorities said. He had been playing alone when the incident occurred.
The lawsuit names as defendants Darrell Washington, the victim's uncle who owned the home, and Mid-America Door Co. and Sears, Roebuck & Co.
The suit alleged that the garage door wasn't equipped with a motion sensor and that Washington failed to warn his relatives that it "could unexpectedly close or fall," The Chicago Tribune reported.
