(225 ILCS 725/19.4) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 5429)
Sec. 19.4.
No
admission of liability or discharge of action.
The fact that any person has initiated or supported a proceeding before
the Department or has remedied or attempted to remedy the condition of any
well under the authority of this Act shall not be construed as an admission
of liability or received in evidence against such person in any action or
proceeding where responsibility for or damages from surface or subsurface
pollution, or injury to any fresh water or oil or gas bearing formation is
an issue, nor shall such fact be construed as releasing or discharging any
action, cause of action, or claim against such person in favor of any third
person for damages to property resulting from surface or subsurface
pollution, or injury to any fresh water or oil or gas bearing formation, to
the extent that any such action, cause of action or claim may have existed
prior to the initiation or support of such proceeding or such remedying or
attempted remedying of the condition of such well.
(Source: P.A. 76-579.)
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