Legal Opinion
Ferguson v. Kasbohm
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided February 28, 1985No. 84-237PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Linn
Plaintiff-licensee suffered injury to her right arm and wrist when the rope she was using to pull defendants-property-owners’ boat out of the water snapped. The injury occurred on defendants’ Michigan property. Plaintiff brought suit in Cook County, alleging negligence and wilful and wanton misconduct.
Following a bench trial, the trial judge found that defendants had or should have had knowledge of a latent defect in the rope and that the elements of both negligence and wilful and wanton misconduct were proved. The trial court awarded a $15,000 judgment on the wilful and wanton count only.…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Gibbard v. CursanMichigan Supreme Court · 1923
- Burnett v. City of AdrianMichigan Supreme Court · 1982
- Preston v. SleziakMichigan Supreme Court · 1970
- Pittway Corporation v. Lockheed Aircraft CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981
- Thomas v. Consumers Power Co.Michigan Court of Appeals · 1975
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Clay v. American Tobacco Co.District Court, S.D. Illinois · 1999
- Thomas Spinozzi and Linda Spinozzi v. Itt Sheraton CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999
- Lauren R. Hegg v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1987
- Larry Miller and Kimberly Miller v. Long-Airdox Company, a Corporation, Defendant-Third Party v. Amax Coal Company, Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1990
- Kamelgard v. MacUraCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009
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