Legal Opinion
Belton v. Forest Preserve District of Cook County
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided February 4, 2011No. 1-09-3126 RelPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McBRIDE
Justices Cahill and R.E. Gordon concurred in the judgment and opinion.
OPINION
A dead tree limb fell from a public forest preserve onto a car traveling on an adjacent road. The motorist filed a negligence action, but the trial court entered summary judgment for the forest preserve (735 ILCS 5/2—1005 (West 2004)), on grounds that it did not owe the motorist a duty of care to maintain its property. The motorist appeals.
Plaintiff Darryl L. Belton, 1 of Hammond, Indiana, was injured on December 30, 2005, at about 8:30 p.m. while driving his 2005 Pontiac G6 sedan westbound through Calumet City,…
2Cases cited42 opinions
- Adams v. Northern Illinois Gas Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 2004
- Barnett v. Zion Park DistrictIllinois Supreme Court · 1996
- Van Meter v. Darien Park DistrictIllinois Supreme Court · 2003
- Burdinie v. Village of Glendale HeightsIllinois Supreme Court · 1990
- Curtis v. County of CookIllinois Supreme Court · 1983
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Salvi v. Village of Lake ZurichAppellate Court of Illinois · 2017
- Foust v. Forest Preserve DistrictAppellate Court of Illinois · 2016
- Moore v. Chicago Park DistrictAppellate Court of Illinois · 2011
- Zokhrabov v. ParkAppellate Court of Illinois · 2011
- Foust v. The Forest Preserve District of Cook CountyAppellate Court of Illinois · 2016
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