Legal Opinion
Getson v. Edifice Lounge, Inc.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided August 31, 1983No. 3-83-0036, 3-83-0153 consPublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Heiple
The plaintiffs were stabbed in front of the Edifice Lounge in Joliet. They were stabbed by members of a gang called the “Outlaws.” Mr. Getson was stabbed by Ronald Talmadge. Mr. Churnovic was unable to identify his attacker. The plaintiffs brought suit against both Talmadge and the Edifice Lounge. In the counts against the Edifice Lounge, the plaintiffs allege the stabbings were the proximate result of the lounge’s negligent and wilful and wanton conduct of not protecting the plaintiffs from knife-carrying gang members. A jury returned a judgment for Churnovic, against the lounge, in the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Cunis v. BrennanIllinois Supreme Court · 1974
- Krautstrunk v. Chicago Housing AuthorityAppellate Court of Illinois · 1981
- Gill v. Chicago Park DistrictAppellate Court of Illinois · 1980
- Yangas v. Charlie Club, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1983
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- Curtis Gene Hoyt v. Gutterz Bowl & Lounge L.L.C.Supreme Court of Iowa · 2013
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