Legal Opinion
Hill v. Charlie Club, Inc.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided March 29, 1996No. 1-94-4104PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Wolfson
On October 15, 1987, Princella Hill was sexually assaulted in a conference room at the Charlie Club.
The Charlie Club was a hotel, restaurant, and health club complex located on Michigan Avenue in Chicago. Princella Hill (Hill) brought this action against the Charlie Club, Inc., and its owner, Charles Vavrus, for damages alleged to have been caused by the defendants’ negligence in failing to protect her from the criminal conduct of a third party.
The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff. The jury found plaintiff’s total damages to be $350,875 and her contributory negligence to be 15%,…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Lewis v. Razzberries, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1991
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