Legal Opinion
Christon v. Kankakee Valley Boat Club
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided February 13, 1987No. 3-86-0263PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Barry
The plaintiffs, LeRoy Christon and Bobbie Christon, special administrators of the estate of Andrea Christon, brought suit against the defendants, Kankakee Valley Boat Club and Kankakee Valley Boat Club, Inc. (the boat club) and Kankakee Valley Park District (the park district). The plaintiffs appeal from the trial court’s order of summary judgment for the boat club. We affirm.
On May 26, 1984, nine-year-old Andrea met with some friends at Beckman Park. Andrea and 12-year-old Margarito Soto then walked over to the adjoining Kankakee Valley Boat Club; where they took off their shoes and sat with…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Fancil v. Q.S.E. Foods, Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 1975
- Corcoran v. Village of LibertyvilleIllinois Supreme Court · 1978
- Cope v. DoeIllinois Supreme Court · 1984
- St. Clair Savings Ass'n v. JansonOhio Court of Appeals · 1974
3Cited by5 opinions
- Ross v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
- Ross v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
- Ross v. United StatesDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1988
- Corson Ex Rel. Lontz v. KosinskiDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1992
- Christon v. Kankakee Valley Boat ClubAppellate Court of Illinois · 1987