O'BANNER v. McDonald's Corp.
Appellate Court of Illinois
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Zwick
This is an appeal from the trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of defendant, McDonald’s Corporation (hereinafter McDonald’s Corporation or the franchisor). Plaintiff, Reginald O’Banner, alleged in a single-count complaint that he slipped and fell in a McDonald’s restaurant located at 29 East 87th Street in Chicago and that McDonald’s Corporation was vicariously liable for the negligence of the restaurant’s owners who operated the restaurant through a franchise agreement. The owners of the restaurant (the franchisees) have never been served and are not parties to this appeal. We…
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