Boyd v. Racine Currency Exchange, Inc.

Plaintiff’s complaint was dismissed on motion of the defendants by the circuit court of Cook County for failure to state a cause of action. The appellate court reversed and remanded the cause to the circuit court. (8 Ill. App. 3d 140.) We granted leave to appeal.

This is a wrongful death action against Racine Currency Exchange and Blanche Murphy to recover damages for the death of plaintiff’s decedent during an attempted armed robbery. The facts surrounding that event, as alleged in the complaint and admitted by defendants’ motion, are: The plaintiff’s husband, John Boyd, was present in the…