Bellerive v. Hilton Hotels Corp.

Plaintiff, Elizabeth Bellerive, appeals the order of the circuit court of Lake County granting summary judgment to defendant, Hilton Hotels Corporation. The issue on appeal is whether plaintiff identified with sufficient specificity the cause of her slip-and-fall injury.

Plaintiff filed a complaint in which she alleged she fell while walking down the stairs of the Palmer House, a hotel operated by defendant. Plaintiff alleged defendant was negligent because it failed to maintain adequate lighting over the stairwell; failed to provide adequate traction on the stair surfaces; failed to provide a…