Thornton v. Paul

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE MILLS

delivered the opinion of the court:

This case has been in the circuit court twice, once before in this tribunal, across the hall to the Illinois Supreme Court, and is now here before us again.

Regrettably — it must go back once more.

The scenario arises from the traditional display of merriment associated with ringing out the old and ringing in the new on New Year’s Eve and the early morning hours of New Year’s Day. According to our plaintiff here, his enjoyment of the festivities surrounding the coming of 1973 was abruptly ended when he was struck by a wooden object…