Bear v. Holiday Inns of America, Inc.

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE THOMAS J. MORAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiff, Flossie Bear, accompanied by two of her friends went to the Holiday Inn in Freeport, Illinois for the purpose of having dinner at the Inn’s restaurant. The plaintiff entered the lobby and as she was proceeding into the restaurant entrance area she fell down the step which separated the lobby from the lower level where the restaurant was located. She brought an action against the defendant, Holiday Inns of America, Inc., to recover for the injuries which she sustained, alleging that it negligently maintained…