Kalata v. Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.

After a bench trial in the circuit court of Cook County, plaintiff, Bernard Kalata (Kalata), was awarded damages for personal injuries sustained when he fell on a snow- and ice-covered stairway while exiting a warehouse owned by defendant, Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. (Anheuser-Busch). The appellate court reversed. (204 Ill. App. 3d 351.) We granted plaintiff leave to appeal (134 Ill. 2d R. 315). We reverse.

BACKGROUND

Kalata filed his original complaint on December 6, 1984. Kalata’s second-amended complaint, filed on April 20, 1989, is the most recently filed complaint and the complaint…