2 Stand Accused in Porch Collapse That Killed 13
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Chicago officials have accused two men of contributing to a June 2003 porch collapse that left 13 people dead, saying the pair were jumping up and down on the three-story wooden structure during a party.
William Fenton-Hathaway and John Koranda, whose brother Robert was killed in the collapse, were accused of negligence in a lawsuit filed in Cook County Circuit Court.
In its lawsuit, the city alleges the collapse happened after the two “intentionally and negligently began to jump up and down on the porch.”
A lawyer for the Koranda family accused the city of trying to avert blame for the tragedy. Relatives of several victims have sued the city.
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