Watson v. JC Penney Co., Inc.

605 N.E.2d 723 (1992)

237 Ill. App.3d 976

178 Ill.Dec. 929

Thomas WATSON, Plaintiff-Appellant,

v.

J.C. PENNEY COMPANY, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

No. 4-92-0341.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

December 23, 1992.

Jerome Mirza and Associates, Ltd., Chicago (Jerome Mirza, of counsel), for plaintiff-appellant.

Karen L. Kendall, Brad A. Elward, Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, Peoria, Gary S. Schwab, Kurt M. Koepke, Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, Springfield, for defendant-appellee.

Presiding Justice STEIGMANN delivered the opinion of the court:

In January 1990, plaintiff, Thomas Watson, slipped…