Legal Opinion
Valentin v. D. G. Swanson & Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided March 23, 1960No. Gen. 47,787PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PBESLDING JUSTICE BBYANT
delivered the opinion of the court.
This action was commenced by a complaint alleging certain damages to the plaintiff by virtue of a fall on the premises owned by defendant and leased in part to plaintiff’s husband. The defendant answered, setting up an exculpatory clause as an affirmative defense, and then filed a motion for judgment on the pleadings. Thereafter a judgment was entered on the pleadings. This is an appeal from that order dismissing the complaint upon the affirmative defense of the defendant.
The exculpatory clause in the lease was as follows:
“8. Neither…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Jackson v. First National BankIllinois Supreme Court · 1953
- O'CALLAGHAN v. Waller & Beckwith Realty Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1958
- Simmons v. Columbus Venetian Stevens Buildings, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1959
- Fisher v. JansenAppellate Court of Illinois · 1889
- Babbitt v. BabbittIllinois Supreme Court · 1873
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Scott & Fetzer Co. v. Montgomery Ward & Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1986
- Frank's Maintenance & Engineering, Inc. v. C. A. Rorerts Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1980
- Berwind Corporation, a Pennsylvania Corporation v. Litton Industries, Inc., a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1976
- Williams v. NagelIllinois Supreme Court · 1994
- Short v. Sunflower Plastic Pipe, Inc.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1972
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