Bell v. Village of Midlothian

This is an appeal from an order of the circuit court of Cook County granting defendant, Village of Midlothian’s (hereinafter called Village) motion to dismiss plaintiff John Bell’s second amended complaint against it for personal injuries. The plaintiff was a 17-year-old boy who was injured while riding a motor-powered mini-bike on a dirt mini-bike trail and jumps running across a vacant lot, which lies outside of the corporate boundaries of the Village. The order dismissing the Village left unaffected plaintiff’s complaint against Joseph and Joanne Dienes, the owners of the vacant lot and…