Legal Opinion
Winfrey v. Chicago Park District
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided August 8, 1995No. 1-94-1559PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE SCARIANO
delivered the opinion of the court:
On June 25, 1991, plaintiff, a City of Chicago employee, was erecting a plastic snow fence in Grant Park in preparation for the annual "Taste of Chicago” festival when he fell through an opening in the chain-link fence situated on the east wall of the Illinois Central Railroad tracks, landing about 15 feet below onto the tracks. He was hospitalized for nine days as a result of his injuries.
On May 15, 1992, plaintiff filed his complaint in the circuit court of Cook County alleging that defendant, owner of the property extending from…
2Cases cited34 opinions
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- Knox College v. Celotex Corp.Illinois Supreme Court · 1981
- Loyola Academy v. S & S Roof Maintenance, Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 1992
- Ziarko v. Soo Line RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1994
- Schneiderman v. Interstate Transit Lines, Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 1946
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3Cited by37 opinions
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- Maness v. Santa Fe Park Enterprises., Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1998
- Thurman v. Champaign Park DistrictAppellate Court of Illinois · 2011
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