Cleary v. Catholic Diocese of Peoria

The plaintiff, Catherine Cleary, brought this action against the defendant, the Catholic Diocese of Peoria, to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained when she fell on snow and ice which the defendant had negligently allowed to accumulate or remain on the bleachers of a Catholic high school football field. The injury was alleged to have taken place on November 8, 1968; the plaintiff’s action was commenced on March 26, 1970. It was not alleged that the defendant had been given any notice of the accident.

The circuit court of McLean County dismissed the complaint on…