Legal Opinion

Wakulich v. Mraz

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided February 6, 2003No. 92128PublishedCited by 177 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Fitzgerald

In this appeal we review the dismissal of a complaint pursuant to section 2 — 615 of the Code of Civil Procedure (Code). 735 ILCS 5/2 — 615 (West 2000). Generally, plaintiff alleged that defendants were negligent in providing an alcoholic beverage to plaintiffs minor daughter, and negligent in their performance of a voluntary undertaking to care for the minor after she became unconscious, such negligence proximately causing her death. In deciding whether the first claim was properly dismissed, we must consider whether this court should revisit and overturn its decision in Charles v.…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Payne v. TennesseeSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  2. Nelson v. Union Wire Rope Corp.Illinois Supreme Court · 1964
  3. Rhodes v. Illinois Central Gulf RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1996
  4. Heimgaertner v. Benjamin Electric Manufacturing Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1955
  5. Frye v. Medicare-Glaser Corp.Illinois Supreme Court · 1992

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3Cited by177 opinions

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  3. City of Chicago v. Beretta U.S.A. Corp.Illinois Supreme Court · 2004
  4. People v. ColonIllinois Supreme Court · 2007
  5. Hutchison v. Fitzgerald Equip. Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2018

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