Heiden v. Cummings

Plaintiff, Cheryl Heiden, brought this negligence lawsuit in the circuit court of Lake County seeking recovery for personal injuries she allegedly suffered when struck by a golf ball hit by defendant, Joe Cummings. The trial court entered partial summary judgment for defendant on certain allegations of negligence, and the cause proceeded to a jury trial on the remaining negligence allegations. The jury returned a verdict for defendant, and the trial court entered judgment on the verdict. On appeal, plaintiff challenges the partial summary judgment. We affirm.

The pleadings establish that on…