Legal Opinion
Long v. City of New Boston
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided June 18, 1982No. 55163, 55262 consPublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Clark
On November 30, 1977, Chester Long was among a group of civic volunteers assisting in stringing Christmas lights over the main street of New Boston, Illinois. The Christmas decorations were a project of the city of New Boston (the city) and the New Boston American Legion Post No. 48, which had jointly purchased the lights in 1972. In the course of attaching a string of lights to a utility pole, Long was atop a ladder which was leaning against the pole, and which it is alleged no one was holding. The ladder moved, Long lost his balance, fell, and was seriously injured.
Mr. and Mrs. Long sued…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Pedrick v. Peoria & Eastern RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1967
- Alvis v. RibarIllinois Supreme Court · 1981
- Williams v. Brown Manufacturing Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1970
- Genaust v. Illinois Power Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1976
- PSL Realty Co. v. Granite Investment Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1981
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3Cited by47 opinions
- Billie Williams v. Jader Fuel Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
- Kahle v. John Deere Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1984
- Mort v. WalterIllinois Supreme Court · 1983
- D.C. v. S.A.Illinois Supreme Court · 1997
- Harvel v. City of Johnston CityIllinois Supreme Court · 1992
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