Legal Opinion

Hannah Piotrowski v. Menard, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided November 29, 2016No. 15-3163PublishedCited by 57 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.

Hannah Piotrowski was injured after slipping on two small rocks in the parking lot of a Menard store. She filed this suit alleging that her injuries were due. to Me-nard’s negligence, contending that the rocks must have come from a planter that Menard maintained outside the store or from decorative rocks' that the store sold in bags of at. least forty pounds. We affirm the district court’s grant of summary, judgment in favor of the store because Pio-trowski’s belief that she fell as a result of the store’s negligence is only speculation, and speculation is not enough…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Ward v. K Mart Corp.Illinois Supreme Court · 1990
  2. Kristen Zuppardi v. Wal-Mart Stores, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2014
  3. Smith v. Eli Lilly & Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1990
  4. Donoho v. O'Connell's, Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 1958
  5. Dr. Grace Farrell v. Butler UniversityCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2005

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3Cited by57 opinions

  1. Pooja Khungar v. Access Community Health NetworCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2021
  2. Robert McCarty v. Menard, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2019
  3. Barrios v. Fashion Gallery, Inc.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 2017
  4. McCarty v. MenardsDistrict Court, E.D. Illinois · 2018
  5. Reyna Cruz v. Costco Wholesale CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2025

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