Horn v. Urban Investment & Development Co.

PRESIDING JUSTICE LINDBERG

delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Arthur W. Horn, brought this action in the circuit court of Du Page County against defendants, Brooks Fashion Stores, Inc. (Brooks), the operator of a retail clothing store in Oak Brook, and the Urban Investment and Development Co. (UIDC), a part owner of the premises where the store was located, to recover damages for personal injuries he sustained when he slipped and fell at the store. He appeals the entry of summary judgment for defendants.

The depositions and documents on file considered by the trial court disclose, in…