Bishop v. City of Chicago

MR. PRESIDING JUSTICE McCORMICK

delivered the opinion of the court.

This is an action brought for damages in the death of David H. Bishop, plaintiff’s intestate. Plaintiff’s complaint was dismissed by the trial court on August 3, 1967; plaintiff then filed a second amended complaint which was dismissed by the trial court on February 1, 1968, for failure to allege facts raising a duty to rescue the decedent from Lake Michigan. This appeal is taken from that order.

The issues presented to this court are whether defendant had a duty of exercising reasonable care for the safety of occupants of…